Blackwater Islands entropy

bridget took the news in stride, acquiescing easily to the change in plans. their conversation turned to business, then.

i have learned to care for a wound, to treat the mildest of symptoms in ailing wolves, to diagnose common coughs and fevers. i have learned to remove limbs, the listener lingered a moment on those words, her pause almost imperceptible. and to tend broken bones. but there is much i still need to learn. i cannot save the dying. that is what i need.