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I do have permission to announce this on the Marquis's behalf.

The Marquis has several broken ribs, internal bruising, a concussion, and ligament damage that I don't know that we can properly heal without months of careful surgery, and perhaps in the process extensive physical therapy. Much of the technology here is helpful in aiding him but any recovery from this much damage will take a while. His advanced age doesn't help matters.

The damage he has suffered will take longer than a year to completely recover from, if he does not return home at some point. In his time, there will be no medical knowledge capable in assisting in rehabilitation.

[It takes all of his might /all of his might/ to make a practical statement without cursing the excessive use of violence. But he refrains.] He is obviously able to talk at the moment... and write at great length... so any questions about the incident specifically should be fielded through him. [So hard not to preach. So hard.

Luckily he cuts the feed before he can finish muttering something about human violence.]

( Private to people that know Jim )