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Atreus was clearly doing his best to ignore what she was doing, and Aris rolled her eyes in amusement at his stoicism. It was ok to be in pain. It wasn't more manly to not feel anything. He was a puppy still; no one expected him to be a badass. He reminded her of her older brother Azure more and more every day. She wouldn't have been surprised to learn that he was in fact Azure's son and not hers, except that she had given birth to him so she knew better. Peeking under the pad of wool, she saw that the bleeding had stopped for now. Another quick dip into her pouches brought up a jar of first aid ointment. Yarrow and cinquefoil for preventing more bleeding, calendula and comfrey to promote healing, a bit of honey, all in a base of oil and beeswax. She took care to smear it into the wounds as well as over them, before covering it with a new felted wool pad, and then wrapping a soft, stretchy leather wrap around his neck to hold the leather in place.