[ It hurts, of course. (It always hurts.) But Iseult wouldn't be where she is now, living the life that she has, if she didn't have at least some considerable tolerance to things like pain. What would easily have sent someone else reeling simply delivers a sharp jolt up the length of her arm as her nerve endings all suddenly stand at attention, the electrical spark of pain, abort still dancing along her neurological pathways.
Her whole arm twitches and the small dish of assorted odds and ends clatters to the face of the table as she gathers her hand to herself, wincing only faintly. When she sees who it is, though, and hears his ready apology, Iseult's expression changes — goes soft and kind and forgiving when she looks at him. She gives a small shake of her head, her hair shivering down the length of her back and over her shoulders in thick red waves. Her voice, when she speaks, is sweet and calming — Circe's gift lulling him — not completely, but just enough to get him to stop apologizing. ]
Hello, Colton, [ she says with her smile. ] You needn't worry. I'm alright, look.
[ Carefully, Iseult extends her hand. The skin where his fingers had brushed hers is red and irate as if recently slapped, but otherwise without blemish. ]
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Her whole arm twitches and the small dish of assorted odds and ends clatters to the face of the table as she gathers her hand to herself, wincing only faintly. When she sees who it is, though, and hears his ready apology, Iseult's expression changes — goes soft and kind and forgiving when she looks at him. She gives a small shake of her head, her hair shivering down the length of her back and over her shoulders in thick red waves. Her voice, when she speaks, is sweet and calming — Circe's gift lulling him — not completely, but just enough to get him to stop apologizing. ]
Hello, Colton, [ she says with her smile. ] You needn't worry. I'm alright, look.
[ Carefully, Iseult extends her hand. The skin where his fingers had brushed hers is red and irate as if recently slapped, but otherwise without blemish. ]