[ There's no way Francel can hear him grimacing, but he can interpret the attendant silence any way he likes. ]
I must decline, I fear; I've a cat who would be most displeased to hear of such ignominy, and it is imperative that I remain in his good graces.
[ He sets the cloth, now stained pink, on his knee, and holds his palm over Francel's back, leaving a generous distance to avoid any accidental brushes. ]
I...have been taught a minor healing spell. I've not much practiced it, and so it may be of little value, but...
[ Trailing off, he summons the memory of the instruction, and concentrates — and shifts audibly behind Francel, unsettled at the natural way the magic flows into his palm, and from there to Francel's bloodied back, warm and dimly soothing. ]
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I must decline, I fear; I've a cat who would be most displeased to hear of such ignominy, and it is imperative that I remain in his good graces.
[ He sets the cloth, now stained pink, on his knee, and holds his palm over Francel's back, leaving a generous distance to avoid any accidental brushes. ]
I...have been taught a minor healing spell. I've not much practiced it, and so it may be of little value, but...
[ Trailing off, he summons the memory of the instruction, and concentrates — and shifts audibly behind Francel, unsettled at the natural way the magic flows into his palm, and from there to Francel's bloodied back, warm and dimly soothing. ]