Shepard opened her eyes to a world that was grey and out of focus. She blinked and shook her head, trying to clear it, but the fuzziness wouldn't go away. Eventually she realised it was the ground she was looking at, and it was moving. Or was she the one who was moving? She felt a rocking motion as though she were on a ship, only there was no water. After what seemed like an eternity, she realised she was draped across someone's shoulders and being taken somewhere. She tried to raise her head to see where she was.

"Lie still Shepard," a familiar voice said. "We're nearly there."

"Nearly where?" she croaked. She couldn't think, couldn't remember.

"Nearly at a place where we can rest," the voice said. Dimly, she recognised it as Kaidan's. That reassured her, but something still seemed wrong. Something was missing.

Garrus.

"Where's Garr's?" she slurred.

Kaidan hesitated. "Garrus... didn't fall," he said, eventually. "Please don't worry about him, OK? Just rest."

Garrus didn't fall. Well, that was all right then, wasn't it?

She yawned as warm waves of sleepiness washed over her. The sound of Kaidan's breathing was soothing, although even in her addled state she noticed it sounded rather laboured.

"Are you all right?" she asked. "You sound puffed."

"I've been walking for a while," he said. "Don't worry about it, just rest."

"How long's 'a while?'"

"A while," he said, shortly. "Just rest. Please."

I guess he's not in a chatty mood, she thought idly. She closed her eyes and listened to the faint rustling of the wind in the leaves. She was about to fall asleep when she heard a humming sound.

She groggily tried to determine what was making the noise. It sounded a bit like the body scanner in the med bay, but she was pretty sure that wasn't it. The med bay didn't have wind and leaves.

The hum got louder and she heard strange voices. She dragged open her heavy eyelids and saw the grey outline of a hover shuttle. Ah, so that's what the hum was.

She felt herself lifted and laid on a cushioned seat, followed by the sensation of moving along at high speed. It was a soothing motion and she drifted off.

The next thing Shepard knew she was lying on a bed in a room with bright lights. She winced and screwed her eyes shut against the glare; then she heard Kaidan's voice again.

"Shepard, the doctor is going to take care of you now. When you wake up you'll be better."

"I didn't know I was hurt," Shepard mumbled. Then darkness claimed her.