These Quiet Moments

Mariah winced as she watched Caedes carefully tend to her injury. The antiseptic solution met her open skin with a sharp, biting sensation that sent prickles and numbness through her body. She had applied the solution to countless others before, but feeling its effects herself was an entirely different experience. The dull throb of her wound was quickly replaced by a stinging heat, causing her to release a soft hiss between clenched teeth. Despite trying to suppress it, the pain was evident on her face as Caedes continued to clean and treat the wound with delicate precision. "It was a sharp edge of something," Mariah replied softly, her voice barely above a whisper as she watched Caedes work. "Hidden beneath the vegetation, I suppose." She answered, nodding to the direction in which she had placed her paw only to come out with a laceration.

"Mariah Mendacium"