Apprenticeship

Ollie tilted his head at the lad when he mused that he wouldn't care if the patient died. They both fell silent for a moment as they finished the last wound and Ollie wound him up. Citadel asked another question, "Well, that's not something I can control or know. There are usually some general timeframes for healing, but its honestly up to the individual's own body to determine how fast it heals." He cleaned up and then waved the boy into his room for a more private conversation. He started a cup of some berry and honey tea that would be sweet and something kids typically liked. And slipped a little chamomile in there too but it wouldn't taste like much to the boy. He had some himself.

He placed the tea in front of him and sat down, leaning back.
"So tell me Citadel, why don't you care if someone dies?" He asked in his typical casual Ollie way.

"Would you care if someone in your family dies?" He asked after, blowing on his tea to make it cooler and taking a sip.

"What do you care about?" Ollie wondered, laid back as if they were just buds having a drink and the answers didn't matter.

"Speech"