Amelia looked up in surprise. She was just barely limping, most wouldn't take a second glance it her. It wouldn't appear as deadly to their eyes as to hers.
"Well, um, yes, actually." She said, her voice failing to mask her surprise, "See, I cut my foot, and I know that doesn't sound very bad, but I have a condition that makes it so I don't stop bleeding naturally, so if I don't get it bandaged soon I'll bleed out."
Her words spouted in a jumbled mess and she cringed, "I'm so sorry sir, that came out far more jumbled than I intended. But if you had some bandages, that would be most helpful."
She felt so silly, spilling everything to a random stranger like that. But at the same time, she desperately needed help. Blood was already starting to seep through as the shred of her cloak became saturated. She honestly had no idea how long it would take her to bleed out, just that it would happen. She absolutely unwilling to risk any longer than necessary with any wound. Death was not on her to-do list, especially not death by foot stamping.
She giggled at that thought, it suddenly seemed so silly. But she sobered quickly, it would seem unkempt for her to be laughing in such a situation.
"Oh, sorry sir." Milly said, "I shouldn't really be laughing, but I just thought about how I came to be in this situation, and I-..."
She trailed off, where were her thoughts going? She must have been losing more blood than she thought, because she was feeling light-headed. That seemed far too fast, and she looked down. Her foot, there was blood pooling around it. A certain loopiness struck her again. All this, from a rock. Then she realized, she hadn't been thinking about how she was walking, with how rough and worn the roads were, especially after a large market day, she was bound to be making the wound worse by walking around without care. Her breathing became heavy as shock and panic began to set in again. This time with the addition of blood loss to accelerate it. She couldn't think clearly, and now she was hyperventilating. If she couldn't calm herself, she would pass out soon. All her thoughts converged on one thing: She had to stay awake. Determination struck her, she steeled herself, and forced her body to stay upright.
"Please, help me." She said to the man.
The determination had failed to reach her eyes, and if one looked into them, they could see her fear.