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Rue's ears flattened at Minori's glare, and she halted for a moment to allow the mercenary the chance to overcome her protective instincts. Rue took no offense; the Redfern girl was also a creature driven by instinct. She understood. Rue resumed her approach when Minori's body language softened. 

Minori insisted that keeping Issun awake was important, and Rue would not argue with her. Patching up that tail was going to hurt, but Minori had very likely seen more battle than Rue and knew what was best in this situation. Also on Rue's mind was the worry that Issun would fall asleep, and he wouldn't wake up, and Rue certainly didn't want to get blamed for that outcome if she argued with Minori now. 

Minori's offer of help came as Rue was about to request her assistance. "Yeah-- could you hold his back legs? Really tight?" Rue was about to start work on the tail-stub, and she had a feeling Issun was going to fight back. Once the patient was secure, Rue spit the comfrey mixture on the wound and began wrapping cobwebs around the nub. It was a tricky job; there wasn't much left of the tail to wrap up. After a moment Rue found herself simply holding pressure on the wound with the makeshift gauze, waiting for the bleeding to stem.

At some point Corvus had arrived. Rue swallowed as she met his fiery gaze, which felt as if it burned a track all the way into the pit of her belly. She was very aware of the hideous bloodstains coating her from ear-to-toe, which made her face burn as well. He had asked a question. A question. Rue gave an infintesimal shake of her head and spoke. "This scent on him, it smells like a... like.. something mean. Not a wolf." She wrinkled her nose, unable to pinpoint the scent exactly, and she looked to Minori for her opinion. Rue's senses were all awash in blood and bitter comfrey, but maybe Minori could get a better scent off of Issun.