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‘But doe help always hurt?’

He leaned into the comforting hand, the pain now lessening great as the bleeding slowed.

‘How long will it take to heal?’ was his next question as he impatiently waited for her to finish wrapping his hand in the bandages.

“Generally when the wounds are big enough to be a problem, yes.”

Once Rebecca was finished wrapping his hand, she gently pet his head with a small smile, pulling off the apron that blocked his view of his hand.

“Weeks, possibly months if this got infected before I could put the extract on it. Hmm… As a reward for being a good patient, I think I’ll make you some hot cocoa. How’s that sound, Kin?”