“Anesthetized,” Arwyl corrected. “You have a good eye for detail, Mola. No, he has not. Now, what would you do if E’lir Kvothe reassured you that he has no need for such things? He claims to have self-control like a bar of Ramston steel and will not flinch when you stitch him.” Arwyl’s tone was serious, but I could detect a hint of amusement hiding underneath. “I would tell him that he was being foolish,” she said after a brief pause. “And if he persisted in his claims that he needed no numbing agent?” There was a longer pause from Mola. “He doesn’t seem to be bleeding much at all, so I would
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