The doctor glances over and wonders if there is any real affection behind this gentleness. If not, the courtesan is a skilled actor. But then, that is a part of his profession, is it not?
In any case, this gentle touch and comfort ought to have an easier time keeping the patient calm and in the icy bath than the doctor's own clinical approach and so he given the younger man an approving nod.
"The fever will rage for a short time," he tells him quietly. "We will need to keep him cool while it burns the poison out of his system."
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Date: 2018-06-07 12:51 pm (UTC)In any case, this gentle touch and comfort ought to have an easier time keeping the patient calm and in the icy bath than the doctor's own clinical approach and so he given the younger man an approving nod.
"The fever will rage for a short time," he tells him quietly. "We will need to keep him cool while it burns the poison out of his system."