Hours passed as Juniper operated on the hero, and all waited in reverence around a campfire nearby. It began to rain at one point, and Baxter Clap gathered a few men to build a shelter around the surgery. When, at last, Juniper Flynn emerged, she announced with a weary sigh that Haarp would need some time to recover but he would be fine. She didn't say, wouldn't say, whether his leg remained, but all knew it was long gone. They stayed there, camped beside the dead enemy, for several days until Haarp and the other wounded were ready to move on.
