Napoleon sat shoeless feet on the couch, a drink in his hand when he heard his partner's coded knock.
In too much pain to get up, he yelled for the Russian to enter.
Using the key Napoleon had given him, Illya entered, reset the alarms and grabbed a drink before looking at his partner with concern.
"You left headquarters without telling me."
"I needed space."
"Napoleon, it is not your fault."
"Whose then? I wasn't fast enough, you almost died."
"But you saved me almost dying instead."
"I'm CEA."
"And only human."
Silence followed as each man thought about the affair.