[ Cain musters up a little bit of indignity for this particular accusation, giving Sheppard a narrow-eyed smile, waving a hand, brushing away that insinuation. ]

I'm not careless enough that I'd try to handle something this extensive on my own.

[ Which is a flat out lie; he would have, if he'd been able to get away with it. In this case, the wounds were treated by someone else, but only because he couldn't hide them well enough. He was in too bad condition to slink off and lick his wounds where no one would see them as he usually likes to do.

...which is why Cain feels prompted to add: ]

Besides, I'm more than competent enough in field medicine myself.

[ He has to be. All soldiers in Idelva's army had to be. ]