Danos was surprised when the warmth he had felt in his arm never flared into true heat. He realized he had been tense recalling the sensation of whatever Murdock Dedicated had performed on him in error. The sensation of Healing by a male channeler was different, but not truly unpleasant.
He was even more surprised when he noted that the man who was currently staring at his arm intently was actually growing a little more open and conversational. Danos could feel humour bubbling within him when the other man mentioned women’s issues but the Void allowed little expression of humour as he kept the pain at bay.
“I can only imagine that must be uncomfortable Dedicated. I myself was fortunate enough to avoid much of those topics by simply being surrounded by apprentices when my friends and I were growing into men and women. Although a room full of wool headed apprentices can grow tiresome when they are butting heads like rams,” Danos said, his voice lightening even with the Void as he relaxed some.
The sound of the other man’s voice was helping take his mind off his arm, and Danos hoped that soon the man would have reknitted his bone and flesh together. Strange how fast this Healing has become less miraculous. I suppose I’ve gotten to know too many of the men and women with the One Power, hard to see them the way I viewed Marzell Sedai, Danos thought to himself. He wondered if the Sister would even recognize him as the same apprentice she had saved from shock.
“I understand what you mean about landing here though. In some ways it is a bit like classes for us Ji’alantin. We are taught about battles, commanding men, and the various skills and tactics of many great warriors. And yet many of us hope to protect a single ward for our lives here at the Tower. Still I suppose the ones called to each purpose eventually find their way,” Danos said in reply to the man’s story of how he had eventually ended in the Infirmary.
“No offense taken Dedicated, it was stupid to let a brawl between some of the Drin’far’ji cause me to lose my concentration. I have no doubt that many of the accidents you treat are the result of carelessness, thankfully we are not allowed live steel until we have outgrown most of our woolheadiness,” Danos said with a small grin.
He was even more surprised when he noted that the man who was currently staring at his arm intently was actually growing a little more open and conversational. Danos could feel humour bubbling within him when the other man mentioned women’s issues but the Void allowed little expression of humour as he kept the pain at bay.
“I can only imagine that must be uncomfortable Dedicated. I myself was fortunate enough to avoid much of those topics by simply being surrounded by apprentices when my friends and I were growing into men and women. Although a room full of wool headed apprentices can grow tiresome when they are butting heads like rams,” Danos said, his voice lightening even with the Void as he relaxed some.
The sound of the other man’s voice was helping take his mind off his arm, and Danos hoped that soon the man would have reknitted his bone and flesh together. Strange how fast this Healing has become less miraculous. I suppose I’ve gotten to know too many of the men and women with the One Power, hard to see them the way I viewed Marzell Sedai, Danos thought to himself. He wondered if the Sister would even recognize him as the same apprentice she had saved from shock.
“I understand what you mean about landing here though. In some ways it is a bit like classes for us Ji’alantin. We are taught about battles, commanding men, and the various skills and tactics of many great warriors. And yet many of us hope to protect a single ward for our lives here at the Tower. Still I suppose the ones called to each purpose eventually find their way,” Danos said in reply to the man’s story of how he had eventually ended in the Infirmary.
“No offense taken Dedicated, it was stupid to let a brawl between some of the Drin’far’ji cause me to lose my concentration. I have no doubt that many of the accidents you treat are the result of carelessness, thankfully we are not allowed live steel until we have outgrown most of our woolheadiness,” Danos said with a small grin.
