Probably because I was.

[this is the first time he's let thancred see him shirtless so easily. as it turns out- the scars already on his arm also are from teeth and claws, so hey, it all fits together. preserves an aesthetic.]

Don't worry, I can take it. Done worse without numbing salves than putting on antiseptic. Infection's going to be difficult to treat, though, we had... two weeks for it to develop.