( It seems to him they speak in counter-cadence, first the weightless warmth of the Doctor's balmy voice, then the stinging, hollow ice of Lan Wangji, pursuing.
It's okay — )
It dies in agony.
( Look here, he need not say, nor point with the sword's tip, blood pours.
Then, I'm the Doctor, and I can help. )
You lack healing persuasion. ( A doctor of the worst and least helpful colour!
And lastly, cutting through the distance between them and the creature, half knotted up the tree, half splayed, Step one is trying to stop the bleeding —
Step one, it emerges, is dragging the silvered cold of Lan Wangji's blade flat and uncaring on the creature's flank, where its wound and rot sleep exposed, and he looks, he spies, he sees, while it screeches aggressively, swinging its blades down but aching itself too harshly to persist: )
...bring cloth, waters or fire. ( For cleansing, he need not say. For the first time since arrival, he appears less convinced the path ahead is death alone. ) Not so deep an injury.
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( It seems to him they speak in counter-cadence, first the weightless warmth of the Doctor's balmy voice, then the stinging, hollow ice of Lan Wangji, pursuing.
It's okay — )
It dies in agony.
( Look here, he need not say, nor point with the sword's tip, blood pours.
Then, I'm the Doctor, and I can help. )
You lack healing persuasion. ( A doctor of the worst and least helpful colour!
And lastly, cutting through the distance between them and the creature, half knotted up the tree, half splayed, Step one is trying to stop the bleeding —
Step one, it emerges, is dragging the silvered cold of Lan Wangji's blade flat and uncaring on the creature's flank, where its wound and rot sleep exposed, and he looks, he spies, he sees, while it screeches aggressively, swinging its blades down but aching itself too harshly to persist: )
...bring cloth, waters or fire. ( For cleansing, he need not say. For the first time since arrival, he appears less convinced the path ahead is death alone. ) Not so deep an injury.