Fortunately for him, the operating theatre and waiting room for it isn't far from his room, only down a short hallway. As he enters the waiting area—plush chairs, there's a nurse in light green scrubs who stands when she sees him half-stumble inside. “Sir, you shouldn't be up yet!” She’ll start to go and try to lead him back to his room when a calm voice speaks from behind them.
“That won’t be necessary. I shall escourt him back to his room.” Mycroft looks impeccable as ever, though Sherlock might be able to deduce the telltale signs of a frantic last three days. He hadn’t known when Sherlock was captured, but John’s kidnapping had made it quite clear that something was amiss. In truth, after the first 24 hours had passed without news, he’d feared the worst. This hospital is highly discreet, and didn’t ask too many questions about a patient being admitted who ought to be dead.
He goes to offer Sherlock his arm to lead him back to his own room. “I can provide you with far more information, once you’re resting. I’m quite sure Dr. Watson would say the same.” He isn’t entirely sure what transpired; there were cameras monitoring the two, but the footage was cleared from the memory banks before Mycroft’s people could attempt to retrieve it. And more’s the pity, Moriarty himself escaped, though they have his second-in-command in custody.
“When Dr. Watson was captured, I took the precaution of having Mrs. Hudson and D.I. Lestrade moved to safe houses. They should be secure for the moment.”
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Fortunately for him, the operating theatre and waiting room for it isn't far from his room, only down a short hallway. As he enters the waiting area—plush chairs, there's a nurse in light green scrubs who stands when she sees him half-stumble inside. “Sir, you shouldn't be up yet!” She’ll start to go and try to lead him back to his room when a calm voice speaks from behind them.
“That won’t be necessary. I shall escourt him back to his room.” Mycroft looks impeccable as ever, though Sherlock might be able to deduce the telltale signs of a frantic last three days. He hadn’t known when Sherlock was captured, but John’s kidnapping had made it quite clear that something was amiss. In truth, after the first 24 hours had passed without news, he’d feared the worst. This hospital is highly discreet, and didn’t ask too many questions about a patient being admitted who ought to be dead.
He goes to offer Sherlock his arm to lead him back to his own room. “I can provide you with far more information, once you’re resting. I’m quite sure Dr. Watson would say the same.” He isn’t entirely sure what transpired; there were cameras monitoring the two, but the footage was cleared from the memory banks before Mycroft’s people could attempt to retrieve it. And more’s the pity, Moriarty himself escaped, though they have his second-in-command in custody.
“When Dr. Watson was captured, I took the precaution of having Mrs. Hudson and D.I. Lestrade moved to safe houses. They should be secure for the moment.”