"I'd offer milk of the poppy, but I neglected to bring some."
He applied the alcohol. With her sitting, he had only to stand beside her to tend to the wound. A queer sort of advantage to his height that did not require him to stoop to do what needed doing. She may have insisted she was a quick healer, but he remained concerned the wound would fester without proper attendance. A lord's castle was less than a week's ride away, only slightly out of their way. He would have to convince her to go there. We might need the supplies, besides.
Podrick was ghostly white when he brought the linens and a bowl of warmed water. Tyrion diligently and delicately cleaned the wound as much as he dared.
"A fire's touch would close the wound," he told her. "I lack the skill to stitch it together myself. An open wound with bandages on horseback will only welcome infection."
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He applied the alcohol. With her sitting, he had only to stand beside her to tend to the wound. A queer sort of advantage to his height that did not require him to stoop to do what needed doing. She may have insisted she was a quick healer, but he remained concerned the wound would fester without proper attendance. A lord's castle was less than a week's ride away, only slightly out of their way. He would have to convince her to go there. We might need the supplies, besides.
Podrick was ghostly white when he brought the linens and a bowl of warmed water. Tyrion diligently and delicately cleaned the wound as much as he dared.
"A fire's touch would close the wound," he told her. "I lack the skill to stitch it together myself. An open wound with bandages on horseback will only welcome infection."