I promise, if I was more injured, I'd have stayed put as long as it was safe to do so. [The smile is, while for reassurance, sincerely meant.] I think my sense of decency is more injured than I am. [The smile deepens into a grin as her optics briefly glow a bit brighter. It really isn't, but a bit of levity ought to help.]

And he shouldn't be. He might not be a racer of any sort, but he ought to be capable of some serious speed.