Lin squared her shoulders for the march up the stairs to the Air Temple. Precautions aside, she knew this was going to hurt. The raid had gone well, but one too many triad thugs and one too few cops meant one brick had caught her unawares. She grunted with the effort of climbing the Thousand Steps, but the thought of bending her way up actually felt worse.
Finally, she emerged at the courtyard. She peeled away from the other visitors to step over to the observation point, looking back at the city. She stood still for several minutes to get her pain and breathing under control.
