It's Gonna Hurt

It’s the screaming that always haunts you. People watch the actors die instantly in the theatre when they reenact battles. They don’t realize killing someone isn’t as instantaneous. You’re lucky if it’s instantaneous. In reality, it’s going to be slow. And it’s going to hurt.

Even if the healer is tending to your wounds. There is only so much she can do. Especially in our line of work. If your hurt badly enough to need her, we’re probably all already fighting for our lives. All we can do is listen as they cry for help.

That’s the nasty reality of war. It doesn’t matter if you are the strongest knight, or the strongest mage. You can never save everyone. You are powerless in the face of death. All you can do is listen as he does his job.