[With atypically patient care, Yuan feels his way along Kratos's ribs one careful touch at a time, finding the breaks and genuinely trying not to inflict more pain than may happen incidentally. He wants to make sure they're as aligned as they're getting, and that if there are splinters broken loose, Kratos can be careful of them.]

['Being careful' lacks something, as a plan for healing, but ribs are not particularly accessible for easy bandaging. Eventually Yuan reaches for the bandages, frowning.]

I believe you're correct. Breathe in as well as you can without hurting yourself.

[So he has some judge for tightness. As for the next step... well.]

I can approach his head of household, which no one will enjoy but may yield results. It would be better to find some accord that way, since if we must take it to an arbitration we can't necessarily predict the results, and must live with them.

The grocery shopping will come first, however.