[Kratos manages to curl in to protect his vitals, or near enough -- it's a familiar position, at this point. He's still left gasping, and that enlivens the sharp pain in his side. An-Hei is stronger than the children of his family.]

He murdered my husband! He --

[The stream that follows is unintelligible, though Kratos can't tell if it's because he hasn't learned the words yet or it's just because of the way An-Hei's started sobbing while screaming, still trying to make for Kratos as though Yuan is just an obstacle to get through and not something very dangerous. Carefully, Kratos unfolds himself, and regrets it when he feels the shift of a rib in his side, clenching his jaw on the pain.]