Ah, he thinks, with a kind of bleak understanding. Thinks, then, of Gwenaëlle’s collection of finely-made eyepatches.
“I have heard it said, from a reliable source, that ancient elvhen spirits aren’t much fun to bargain with.” And he’s still seeing the impact of it in so many different people, like the wounds left behind after a battle. “May I? Nerve death is of particular interest to me—”
Once Mobius assents, then he’ll reach out and take the other man’s hand. With a careful, clinical touch, he checks the fingers for sensation. Remembers ultrasounds and MRIs and surgery after surgery.
But this one is magic, Stephen, and not something you can reason yourself out of. He lets go, leans back in his seat again. Hesitates for a moment. Then: “I have some physical therapy exercises I can recommend. Alleviates the stiffness in the joints, helps you keep range of motion, even if you can’t feel the difference. Does it ever hurt, or is it always numb?”
One can hear it in his voice: he’s speaking from personal experience.
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“I have heard it said, from a reliable source, that ancient elvhen spirits aren’t much fun to bargain with.” And he’s still seeing the impact of it in so many different people, like the wounds left behind after a battle. “May I? Nerve death is of particular interest to me—”
Once Mobius assents, then he’ll reach out and take the other man’s hand. With a careful, clinical touch, he checks the fingers for sensation. Remembers ultrasounds and MRIs and surgery after surgery.
But this one is magic, Stephen, and not something you can reason yourself out of. He lets go, leans back in his seat again. Hesitates for a moment. Then: “I have some physical therapy exercises I can recommend. Alleviates the stiffness in the joints, helps you keep range of motion, even if you can’t feel the difference. Does it ever hurt, or is it always numb?”
One can hear it in his voice: he’s speaking from personal experience.