Accepting the book with a quirk of his brow, Stephen's keen eyes honed in the source of her discomfort, or one of them. She hid it admirably, but he had been in medicine for well over half his life.

"Putting more pressure on that is probably not the best idea." He nodded slightly at her leg. "I can do more than just carry your goods if you hold still." True, he didn't have an obligation to help, but it didn't cross his mind to simply not offer.