The Principal's Office

[tailor_made]

The door to the principal’s office is open at all hours, although you will only find Hester at the receptionist’s desk from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This is primarily where you can have private conversations with her. Though there’s an actual office in the back, it is always closed and locked.

Comments

[tailor_made]

[She's being gentle as she can be, which is not as much as she wants to be. She wipes away the blood and the dirt and a grass stains, throwing away the cotton pad when it's dirty enough before repeating the process with a new one.]

A little but the Wizard fixed it. It...didn't even hurt, it was so quick. [She goes still a moment, draws in a slow breath before finishing her clean-up and reaching into her second drawer to pull out a needle and some golden yellow embroidery thread to dip in the antiseptic.] I'm okay now, it really wasn't that bad.

[barberic]

[He doesn't flinch with the second time. The wound is already raw and burning, by now more fire won't make it any hotter.]

...That's good. I know Maya was quite worried about you. We all were.

[His voice is still soft and low, not dull but hollow, meant for just the space between them as she tends to his hand.

When he sees the needle, a flicker of emotion (displeasure? sadness?) crosses his face.]

Are stitches really necessary?

[tailor_made]

I appreciate the concern. [Two spots of color creep into Hester's cheeks when Maya is brought up but Hester keeps a straight face while she finishes sterilizing.] Really. It was more the surprise than anything.

[She raises an eyebrow.]

Are stitches necessary to keep you from getting more stuff in it, getting it infected and possibly having to amputate your hand? Possibly.

[barberic]

[He looks up from their hands just in time to meet her raised eyebrow, and then quickly looks back down.]

...Fair enough.