Espio just shot an irritated look at Marco. "She didn't need to know that detail!" he grumbled. Because clearly, the fact he pretty much harassed Marco over how well Grell was doing was irrelevent to this whole thing.

"Uh, Grell? I didn't know how bad it was until you acted completely out of character - you know, you backed out of an argument. I had a whole bunch of other injured people to deal with, and you're someone I expect to handle anything - how was I to know?

"And after that, what, exactly, would have happened if I'd dared grace you with my presence, huh?" Espio pointed out. "Of course I was gonna ask Marco. Besides, you kind of mock me when I care, so I did tell him not to mention it."