Swamped

"What are you doing here, Mr. Lou? Even if you've had a miraculous recovery, you shouldn't be allowed out of the infirmary."

You don't get an answer, per se. You get a punch in the face. A punch considerably stronger than Lou's thin body seems like it would be capable of.

You're not entirely clear on what's going on, but you do know a way to check what's happening in the infirmary. As you pick yourself up, you send a message along.

Wiz! Is Lou in his bed there?

You barely manage to dodge the next punch. Seems sending message in the middle of a fistfight isn't the best idea.

Who? I see the navigator, Donnie - who's still in trouble, mind you - Ms. Rebecca, and some people I don't recognize. Most are female, though. Other than one large sailor. Is that Lou?

Wait. What about the military man... you don't have time to ask. Even hearing the reply tuned you out enough that you took a couple of good kicks, and your own punches didn't land at all. You really have to focus on this fight.

But it definitely doesn't sound like Lou is there. So he must have recovered somehow. Maybe he slipped out when the warden took Donnie hostage. Maybe they made a deal.

That would make it good to question him. Of course, you'd have to actually restrain him first, and that's not going so well.

You're a half-decent pugilist, but half-decent isn't going to be good enough here. You're going to need to approach this strategically.

It would be nice if you could find some sort of polearm, too. That's a weapon you're far more comfortable with.