"I did, of course," Al clarified, as serious as if explaining punctuation rules. "Er, my quill did, actually, but my hand contributed to the pressure." He took out a quill, placing it in his hand, in demonstration. "I miscalculated the extent of my attention span at that particular moment and focused too closely on the sensation of the softer tip of the quill against the tip of my penis, and overlooked the part where was... slightly sharper and more permanently-marking than I intended."
Al smiled, "Ever since, I've made sure not to sharpen them too much."