Bandage

"What happened to your face?" Galinda asked with a gasp.

"Small incident in class with a Lion cub. The cut's small, but the nurse insisted on bandaging it."

"A Lion? What else did I miss?" She was beginning to regret skipping class, though the extra sleep had been heavenly…

"Dr. Dillamond was taken away. The new professor showed us the cub, and El – well, things got a little chaotic."

"Oh! Is Elphie okay? I haven't seen her since breakfast."

"Yes. I mean, I think so. She seemed alright, in the short time I spent with her."

"Anything else exciting?"

"Nothing."