Falls of the Hinterlands let's go up in flames, pretty lady

There comes the smile.  She brandishes her wounds to him to show him the thin paste that coats them thanks to the care she had received from Lee.  I ran into someone yesterday, and I helped her take care of me.  I'm just messy.  

As time has worn on she's become more desensitized to the feeling of dried blood on her pelt.  It still bothers her, but the memory bothers her more.  She's worried about the kind of person she's becoming.. but if she dwells on that, she'll never make it home.  I'm sure it couldn't hurt to re-apply, though.

She glances around and becomes suddenly thankful for the presence of water and the resilience of moss.  Do you know what you're doing?  Medicine was what she was best at, but if he didn't need her help she wouldn't emasculate him.