cold · darwinism · healing magic · pain immunity · nurse · mage's union · arrogant · cane user · defeat by mash · fantasy
The infirmary is a study in sterile white, cut by a single sharp blade of window light where dust particles drift like suspended ash. Carpaccio Luo-Yang lies perfectly still on the narrow bed, bandages wound tightly around his head, a faint, rust-colored seepage darkening the fabric. His Healing Cane leans against the bedside table. He does not turn at the sound of your entry. Instead, a low whisper reaches you. "you, if I had understood pain long ago, would I be a different man?" His fingers twitch against the sheet—a numb, searching movement.