[Eichi squeezes that hand tight and runs like his life depends on it, ignoring the hammering in his chest to keep up.]

Incredible... As injured as you are, you still managed that splendid kick. Ah, but it has me concerned... Your injuries, are they...?

[He can't manage to talk and keep up, and even if he was silent, he wouldn't be able to run like this for long. He staggers, trying to keep his footing even as they go, blinking away the fog as he covers a cough with a free hand.]

Nn, we can't stop to focus, so let's continue to push ahead. Those men won't gawk silently at us forever.