[ he can tell david's holding back pain - a lot of it. it's almost impressive how much he's not screaming when it's clear that's all he wants to do. evan can hear it even in the silence.
out of respect for managing it, he says nothing, just pulls the iron back and tosses it back in the coals. the wound isn't in great shape, and now the tar is burned into parts of david's skin, but once the next trial starts it won't matter.
he lets david hold onto him. the grip doesn't hurt and in any case, there's not much else to grab except the table. it won't last forever, but for now, there's no argument. ]
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out of respect for managing it, he says nothing, just pulls the iron back and tosses it back in the coals. the wound isn't in great shape, and now the tar is burned into parts of david's skin, but once the next trial starts it won't matter.
he lets david hold onto him. the grip doesn't hurt and in any case, there's not much else to grab except the table. it won't last forever, but for now, there's no argument. ]
Stopped bleeding.
[ for now. ]