Kissing her made his heart flutter for a moment, and he smiled. "I'm so glad I married you, Pretty. I'm the most blessed person I know. Having you, and Cass, and Henn - I would have been lucky to have any of you in my life at all."
Seeing her shake, he nodded and ran his hands up and down her arms. He'd been getting ready to stand, but when she asked what he did, a hand fluttered up to his neck like a frightened bird. "I - " He didn't want to say. "Healerlady fixed the skin. And ..." His voice trailed off. And the blood. Mom cauterized the skin, but she was so scared. I made my mother cry.