He smirked to himself as she echoed his sarcastic tone and she exaggerated their titles further. "Very fair," he acknowledged. "I was punched. It did not feel great, but what can you do? If I try to stand up, I'll probably get hit again. If I try to crawl, I get stepped on, so I've decided to hunker down and hope for the best." He stayed still as she pressed closer. What a very odd situation. "Ah. I see. Avoiding the bozos. Very understandable." His tone remained calm as he waited for things to settle.
They exchanged a few more words and he learned that she was not from the area either. He was relieved when finally the tavern owner stepped up and he was finally able to sit upright. He observed the woman who had fallen on him and noted that she seemed perfectly fine. Lucky her. "Yes, a healer or a surgeon or an herbalist would work. Someone who can do something for jellied fingers and head injuries. I don’t need a miracle cure I just want to know I didn’t do permanent damage and I can heal without intervention or go about my business without further harm." Some instinct was telling him to be cautious and he couldn’t pin his feelings on why. The woman was on her guard when he mentioned the word healer, and he didn’t want people getting hostile or drumming up more suspicion and distrust than a bar fight already did.
“I’m a little worried about my head injury. I did get nauseous, but since I seem to be able to move my fingers I’m hoping they are fine. How are you doing? Do you not have any injuries that need medical attention? I was planning on staying here for the night, so I think I shall take up the tavern owner’s offer for a free night.” He wasn’t sure why he said that. Surely, she didn’t care. He looked at her and cocked is head. “You seem to be doing awfully well. If I ever encounter something like this again I’ll be sure to fall on someone else instead of being fallen upon.” He avoided the obvious way to recover was not to get punched in the temple. Maybe he had forgotten.
(I decided to go ahead and post because then you could advise better what I need to add or you can go ahead and post. Sorry it's so short.)