For a long moment, as the elevator descends, T'Challa is silent. Finally:

"I could not let her die," he says. "Knowing we could save her." He looks up, meeting Nakia's eyes. "Not when she was injured protecting one of our own."

The elevator doors open and light from the lab hall spills in as Nakia hurries them along. Quick footsteps sound, and in the next moment Shuri has come around the corner. She casts a curious glance at Barnes and Ross, but wastes no time, only falls into step with them. "I have prepared the surgical area," she tells T'Challa. "Follow me."