"And you're not made of stone," Eleven returned, tying a careful knot at the end of a dressing. He offered his patient a soft smile and a reassuring pat, then rose from his knees with a blooded cloth in hand.
"Hendrik..." he said, voice pitching softer. But for several breaths, he simply looked at the man, took in his bearing and the conviction that never seemed to leave his brow for even a moment. In that way, Eleven found he could understand a little of how Jasper must have felt. The Hero of Heliodor. Of The Last Bastion. A man that had already conquered the darkness Eleven himself was still afraid of despite evidence of a scripted future. In comparison to a man so widely accomplished, he was but a clouded star.
By rights, he should be serving as the man's squire, rather than Hendrik acting as his retainer of sorts. He'd done nothing so far in his life to earn the authority he'd found himself with- save perhaps, for a touch more healing talent than most others here seemed to possess.
"..Okay," he relented at last, "But we can't both of us afford to have used all our power should someone come in with life-threatening injury. I'll save my magic for injuries threatening life or limb while you stem the bleeding for most others. We'll call on Xie Lian if your strength begins to falter."
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"Hendrik..." he said, voice pitching softer. But for several breaths, he simply looked at the man, took in his bearing and the conviction that never seemed to leave his brow for even a moment. In that way, Eleven found he could understand a little of how Jasper must have felt. The Hero of Heliodor. Of The Last Bastion. A man that had already conquered the darkness Eleven himself was still afraid of despite evidence of a scripted future. In comparison to a man so widely accomplished, he was but a clouded star.
By rights, he should be serving as the man's squire, rather than Hendrik acting as his retainer of sorts. He'd done nothing so far in his life to earn the authority he'd found himself with- save perhaps, for a touch more healing talent than most others here seemed to possess.
"..Okay," he relented at last, "But we can't both of us afford to have used all our power should someone come in with life-threatening injury. I'll save my magic for injuries threatening life or limb while you stem the bleeding for most others. We'll call on Xie Lian if your strength begins to falter."