Dragoncrest Cliffs the flame will protect

Portia doesn’t seem entirely satisfied with her answer but Thuringwethil does not try to further placate her. She won’t spare anymore, will limit her movements, and though there is little to do but time, it’s all she has to give. When asked about the painkillers, Thuringwethil just shakes her head no. She’d trained for months prior to becoming Heda, had been allowed painkillers than, but she did not have to take on the weight of the rest of her clan until she’d been eight months old, ascending to commander.
 
“My head is fine,” she says. It has been some time since she’d had a headache but she hasn’t forgotten the feeling. Carefully, she readjusts her posture and stands, letting Portia lead her to someone that can help reset them—assuming she doesn’t talk her out of it first.