[ He watches her reactions more intently than it might seem. After all, how can he not watch and compare what he sees now to what he had seen before? That dead-eyed stare and the pause strikes him as somewhat familiar. Demons unfamiliar with interacting with humans tended to do something similar, and so surely, he had been the same, at some point. Conveying emotions you don't feel is a process that's learned. It's only a guess, but he happens to be quite close. ]
Of course.
[ He approaches and either kneels before her or sits next to her (whichever ends up being more convenient), and takes her hand with a gentility that might be surprising from a man that had apologized for not killing her earlier. And in fact, he speaks to that with the lightest humor in his voice: ]
Consider it an apology for not answering your wish, perhaps?
[ Before he finishes up the wrapping, he does delicately feel at the bones to see if any are further out of place and need to be realigned. He's quite delicate, so the pain should be minimal, at least, but he does hold a bit of conversation to attempt to distract her from it just in case. Though considering she was taking care of it herself quite neutrally, he's not sure if it's necessary. ]
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Of course.
[ He approaches and either kneels before her or sits next to her (whichever ends up being more convenient), and takes her hand with a gentility that might be surprising from a man that had apologized for not killing her earlier. And in fact, he speaks to that with the lightest humor in his voice: ]
Consider it an apology for not answering your wish, perhaps?
[ Before he finishes up the wrapping, he does delicately feel at the bones to see if any are further out of place and need to be realigned. He's quite delicate, so the pain should be minimal, at least, but he does hold a bit of conversation to attempt to distract her from it just in case. Though considering she was taking care of it herself quite neutrally, he's not sure if it's necessary. ]
Fingers aside, how are you feeling now?