Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Ashan 105, Arc 720
“You should probably come back in a few trials so that I can check if everything’s healing fine”, Devin remarked cheerfully, put his gloves and his face mask away and smiled at Kedyr. Kedyr didn’t return the smile. The young Avriel who had broken into his house earlier that trial and who had opted for a tooth extraction rather than an extended stay in Slag’s Deep still looked confused and kind of freaked out.
“Do I have to?” Kedyr asked and eyed Devin and his roommate Aidan who was alternating between guarding the door and playing the part of Devin’s assistant (because every dentist should have one) warily.
“Well no, you don’t”, Devin said. “It would be better though. Usually, things heal just fine after such a minor surgery. Sometimes, there are complications though. There is a complication called dry-socket that is especially nasty and painful. It happens most frequently when you extract wisdom teeth though which I didn’t do”, he explained, grinning because he was so incredibly proud of his extensive knowledge.
Why would have thought that he’d become an actual doctor one trial?
He definitely hadn’t!
“I’ll think about it”, Kedyr who looked a little pale told him and finally stood up from the dentist’s chair where he had been lying during the surgery. “Can I go now?” he asked hopefully.
“Sure!” Devin replied. “Just remember your promise. It would be a bad idea if you told people about this anyway. You can’t really talk about my extracting a tooth to practice without mentioning what you were doing in my house, you know?” he reminded him before he abruptly grabbed the bottle of brandy that stood on a nearby table.
“Want some more?” he asked. “We should end this meeting on a positive note. I’m really grateful that you gave me the opportunity to practice!” he told him and beamed at him. He was. He hadn’t extracted the tooth in order to practice his dentistry, of course, which was what Kedyr probably thought – he needed a tooth to practice his magic.
If you wanted to make a totem, you needed blood, hair and bone (or a tooth).
“No, I’m good. And I … I won’t talk to anybody about what happened, I promise”, Kedyr stammered. He seemed to want to leave the little dental clinic that had initially been Devin’s second bedroom on his own, but Devin and his roommate quickly joined him and escorted him to the door, just in case he decided to try and grab something on his way out.
At least, Devin might have tried something like that if he had been in Kedyr’s place!
Part 2
Part 3
Ashan 105, Arc 720
“You should probably come back in a few trials so that I can check if everything’s healing fine”, Devin remarked cheerfully, put his gloves and his face mask away and smiled at Kedyr. Kedyr didn’t return the smile. The young Avriel who had broken into his house earlier that trial and who had opted for a tooth extraction rather than an extended stay in Slag’s Deep still looked confused and kind of freaked out.
“Do I have to?” Kedyr asked and eyed Devin and his roommate Aidan who was alternating between guarding the door and playing the part of Devin’s assistant (because every dentist should have one) warily.
“Well no, you don’t”, Devin said. “It would be better though. Usually, things heal just fine after such a minor surgery. Sometimes, there are complications though. There is a complication called dry-socket that is especially nasty and painful. It happens most frequently when you extract wisdom teeth though which I didn’t do”, he explained, grinning because he was so incredibly proud of his extensive knowledge.
Why would have thought that he’d become an actual doctor one trial?
He definitely hadn’t!
“I’ll think about it”, Kedyr who looked a little pale told him and finally stood up from the dentist’s chair where he had been lying during the surgery. “Can I go now?” he asked hopefully.
“Sure!” Devin replied. “Just remember your promise. It would be a bad idea if you told people about this anyway. You can’t really talk about my extracting a tooth to practice without mentioning what you were doing in my house, you know?” he reminded him before he abruptly grabbed the bottle of brandy that stood on a nearby table.
“Want some more?” he asked. “We should end this meeting on a positive note. I’m really grateful that you gave me the opportunity to practice!” he told him and beamed at him. He was. He hadn’t extracted the tooth in order to practice his dentistry, of course, which was what Kedyr probably thought – he needed a tooth to practice his magic.
If you wanted to make a totem, you needed blood, hair and bone (or a tooth).
“No, I’m good. And I … I won’t talk to anybody about what happened, I promise”, Kedyr stammered. He seemed to want to leave the little dental clinic that had initially been Devin’s second bedroom on his own, but Devin and his roommate quickly joined him and escorted him to the door, just in case he decided to try and grab something on his way out.
At least, Devin might have tried something like that if he had been in Kedyr’s place!