Cannival looked a little more hopeful as Rain's surprise reached her. The wolf had seemed not to expect her to volunteer, and the lioness was sad for him that he'd never had a companion to properly experiment science with. She was determined to help him become the best healer he could be, and hopefully she'd learn something along the way to take back to Abaven.
She couldn't help but tense as he approached her with the knife, and though every muscle within her wanted to run she forced herself to remain still as he'd asked. Her gaze did not budge from the scientist, not even when the burning hot sensation came over her hip. He told her to lie down, his voice firm and commanding. Cannival obeyed instantly, near-throwing herself onto the floor with trust. Her body shook slightly as she struggled to absorb the pain, and it didn't help to see the sheer panic in the scientist's eyes. "Ow, uhm..." She managed. "W-what are you trying to do? It will... it will help if you talk, you know?" The monkey was working hard on her wound, and giving up on his leather tool he swapped to balls of cotton to press into the wound. It stung heavily and Cannival suddenly wanted to bite him, though she had no intention to entertain the idea.
