Otoh nods but makes no move to leave the wagon. Instead, she starts making sure everything is secure again, rechecking the supplied they'd used the night before. She settles back down near Link's legs, the jar of bruise balm in hand. "I'm going to rub more balm into your legs, Link." They had been dark the day before, but the thick bands of bruises across his thighs were warm to the touch and even at the gentlest of touches, he winces, eyes opening a little.
Otoh works carefully, taking breaks from the bruises to also work the balm into his knees and calves - it will work to soothe some of the lingering aches.
Link soothes every time she moves her hands down, but when she works her way up, gingerly touching the bruises, he tenses, toes curling in anticipation.
Otoh shakes her head a little. "Link, you know you just have to say you're in pain. I can give you something."
"It's fine," he signs, shaking his head. "It's just tender."
"These are some pretty deep bruises, and I'm barely touching you." Otoh gets up and makes her way back to her cabinets and again finds the bottle of painkiller tonic. Again, she wets a tiny bit of cloth with it. "Here, let me."
He opens his mouth without a protest, though, and lets her rub the liquid into his gums. Almost instantly, he sighs in relief and relaxes, the tension finally going out of his shoulders and hips.
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Otoh works carefully, taking breaks from the bruises to also work the balm into his knees and calves - it will work to soothe some of the lingering aches.
Link soothes every time she moves her hands down, but when she works her way up, gingerly touching the bruises, he tenses, toes curling in anticipation.
Otoh shakes her head a little. "Link, you know you just have to say you're in pain. I can give you something."
"It's fine," he signs, shaking his head. "It's just tender."
"These are some pretty deep bruises, and I'm barely touching you." Otoh gets up and makes her way back to her cabinets and again finds the bottle of painkiller tonic. Again, she wets a tiny bit of cloth with it. "Here, let me."
He opens his mouth without a protest, though, and lets her rub the liquid into his gums. Almost instantly, he sighs in relief and relaxes, the tension finally going out of his shoulders and hips.