"It's almost over," he promises, noticing that wobbling lip. "I just have to clean these and put some bandages on, and then... I guess we'll figure out what to do about the donkey too?"

On the one hand, releasing a donkey in an inn was unspeakably rude. On the other hand, these people kidnapped them, so -

He puts the scrap of bandage aside, examining those little knees carefully.

"Okay, I can bandage you up now. Tell me if it hurts?" And he starts doing just that.