[Gallagher]

Though Nik frowned slightly at the fruit, after a second, he shrugged, biting into it as he watched the girl.

"Because what I do isn't some sort of god damn magic, Asami," Gabriel replied, his voice harsher than he'd intended. He hesitated, lifting a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, and sighed. When he spoke again, his tone was far gentler than it was a moment before. "I only work with your body. It still uses up part of your reserves by working so hard to fix itself. You haven't had time to register it yet, but you need food, and plenty of water to finish getting better, or you'll start to feel weak very quickly."