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π“ˆπ’½π’Άπ“Žπ‘’ ([personal profile] allusive) wrote in [community profile] flawedmemes 2016-07-06 03:26 pm (UTC)

[ That garners a brief and derisive snort. ]

Fitting.

[ And discreet. He knows what he's doing. Alysia takes great care to thread the needle she has and she briefly returns to the stove to put it in the boiling water, clean it and sterilize it as best she can before she returns. When it has cooled, she begins. The process is a delicate one but she works as quickly as she might. She has no surgeon's precision but that of a woman who has learned to embroider - and who has applied the technique to other cuts and wounds the past. He looks poor in the face, a sign of blood loss, and he will need to rest for at least the next day to feel somewhat better.

At length, she finishes, and ties off the wound as best she can. She rises to get the next set of herbs. ]


If it opens, you'd be best suited to wash it in alcohol - as clean as possible - and cauterize. But this should serve.

[ A little bit of water goes into the second set of herbs she's bought, which she brings back with her. ]

This will keep it from getting infected and spur healing. You'll want to put it on every time you change your bandage. If the thread breaks, falls out, or if the wound opens, you can wrap some of the mixture into a cloth soaked in hot water and wrung out. It will help.

[ It will scar, undoubtedly, but the main issue will always be infection. A man can die from blood loss as easily as he can die from infection. ]

It would be best to rest for at least a day.

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