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Magnola didn't budge. Instead, she posed some questions to Meerkat. Well, she wasn't entirely sure the latter was a question, more of an observation. The yearling cocked her head, giving the first bit a couple seconds' thought.

"Maybe a five out of ten, if that makes sense...? I don't want to put weight on it but that's more about not wanting to do damage. It does hurt, but I could walk pretty normally if I had to." Was that too much detail? She shrugged inwardly.

As for the second part, "Ah, yeah. The first time I hurt it, a friend of mine offered me poppies. They really helped, so I..." I've been using ever since, Meerkat finished in her head. Or more like misusing, honestly. Her lips twitched, pulling into a slight frown, though she didn't say anything further.