[Honestly, he'd planned to cauterize the wound and kill the pain with strong alcohol until he passed out from it, but. Here, he's got no one to make sure he wakes up. No Jack, no Anne, not even Flint. Here, he was on his own, without a crew, without a family, and he couldn't afford to try and numb the pain with alcohol.]
Killing the pain is important, but preventing infection is higher on my list.
[His voice sounds even rougher than usual to his own ears, and he realizes that he's speaking through clenched teeth. There's a part of him that almost wants to show her the wound; if she knows about medicinal herbs, she might be able to help him.
But weakness is not something he works with. He can do this himself. If he can't kill the pain when he cauterizes, he'll just - bite down on something.]
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Killing the pain is important, but preventing infection is higher on my list.
[His voice sounds even rougher than usual to his own ears, and he realizes that he's speaking through clenched teeth. There's a part of him that almost wants to show her the wound; if she knows about medicinal herbs, she might be able to help him.
But weakness is not something he works with. He can do this himself. If he can't kill the pain when he cauterizes, he'll just - bite down on something.]