Marian almost screamed at the new and awful stinging sensation, but instead she swallowed it as much as she could and gritted her teeth, feeling light-headed. "Just do it," she whispered against his shoulder. "Just do it. I can-" Another strangled sound of pain and she could feel her hands shaking.
Gods, this was just the cure! If she could handle the torture, she could sure as hell handle the thing that was going to make sure she didn't get infected and die!
But by the time he was finished, tears were streaming down Marian's face.