en
ntil my skin was raw. It was far from
the massive wou
lean the skin around the wound. The spirits in this
l, sharp scalpel. It gl
e with these "torture" instruments, bu
"Hold his shoulders. No matter w
an to
ticulously slice away the dead, b
ecrotic flesh, leaving the healthy tissue untouched. This was a basic skill I had
urned to stunned disbelief. To her, this must have looked l
ot filled the a
from deep within the wound and tossed th
I was cold. I was focused. I
ling the pink, fragile, but living tissue beneath
the entire wound with iodine. The sharp st
x finger
brain functions were intact. The poison had
ld be
ame even more gentle as I worked. I cleaned and dressed the
as late at night. I was drenched
ds, applying a healing salve from my mother's collecti
my feet. "My lady," she whispered, her voi
e lounge. He was still unconscious, but he was cle
in this world. It was cr
against infection and
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