[It's not dramatic. He knows what he just put Dextera through. So, he moves the basket to the side so he can properly accept this hug.]

Yeah, I tripped and fell. [The biggest lie he could ever make, and he's hoping that even if Dextera isn't so gullible, he'll think that the light way he says it means that it's not a big deal. It's just a single cut, after all, deep but not serious.]

But you're probably bleeding again, too. I found plenty, so let's get you somewhere I can look at your wounds. [He covers the hand on his cheek with his free one, a silent "Sorry I was late" since he won't say it aloud.]