That's something, at least, [ she mutters to herself under her breath, one notch of tension releasing that she doesn't have to try to guard against a reappearance while they're traveling or he's being healed. She's actually not sure how good Ethlyn is as a combatant since they've never fought together, something Toph realizes she'll need to amend. ]

Have your bleed out pity party on your own time. I'm not letting a friend hurt themselves right in front of me. Now shut up while I get us there.

[ Toph's voice is tight, revealing a layer of genuine concern and fretfulness. It was a disturbing image and she's worried about what it might mean for Minato, so she tries to cover it up with bluster, only somewhat successfully.

She focuses intently on earthbending them as fast as she can to the clinic, and when they rumble to a graceful rockslide halt outside, she yells loudly, ]

Ethlyn!