Toivo made a noise that was a combination of fear, shame, and probably arousal. "Ah, y-yeah. Of course. I'll let him know."

He turned on his heel and quickly made his way over to Alexei, his face hot from both embarrassment and shame. As soon as he was back to his spot, he said to Alexei, "Bad news. You can't go back to your room, but you can get escorted to the health center. I can't go with, though."

"Think you can stick it out?" Then, without asking, he raised his hand to feel Alexei's forehead and compared it to his own.