There was no response from the woman on the table, so Algy let her rest rather than attempt to speak to her again. She seemed out of it still, humming a modern tune as a counterpoint to the older hymn. A decade older than Algy himself, he was contemporary with it and rather enjoyed hearing it now, so many years since he'd last heard it. It was disappointing when the doctor cut his rendition short, in deference to Livvy's whispered tune.
“The youth of today simply don't appreciate a good hymn,” Algy joked himself, carefully switching out some of the wet cloth, piling up the ones that had warmed to bring to the sink and get out of the way.
He noted the state of her as he worked, realising that the burns did not look as bad as they had before. The healing had done impressive work, showing the power of magic. Some of the second-degree burns had cleared up, smooth skin firm and intact. In other places, where the worst of the burns had been, the skin was red and angry, but not blistered. A nasty sunburn, at best.
Clearly thrilled by the improvements he was seeing, Algy looked up to Mathus with an impressed expression, smiling as he gave the doctor a compliment. “Excellent work, sir. I can see why you came so highly recommended.”
“The youth of today simply don't appreciate a good hymn,” Algy joked himself, carefully switching out some of the wet cloth, piling up the ones that had warmed to bring to the sink and get out of the way.
He noted the state of her as he worked, realising that the burns did not look as bad as they had before. The healing had done impressive work, showing the power of magic. Some of the second-degree burns had cleared up, smooth skin firm and intact. In other places, where the worst of the burns had been, the skin was red and angry, but not blistered. A nasty sunburn, at best.
Clearly thrilled by the improvements he was seeing, Algy looked up to Mathus with an impressed expression, smiling as he gave the doctor a compliment. “Excellent work, sir. I can see why you came so highly recommended.”