[ He pulls the candle away. Not out of any sort of kindness, but because his job comes with a certain understanding of the human body. Too much damage, and it stops feeling. Too much pain at once and the mind decouples from it. His peers make mistakes like that, and so those under their care endure.
Periods of rest are needed, even if only short ones. Witches need space to dread. ]
The flames burn out. They end. This? This does not.
no subject
Enough.
[ He pulls the candle away. Not out of any sort of kindness, but because his job comes with a certain understanding of the human body. Too much damage, and it stops feeling. Too much pain at once and the mind decouples from it. His peers make mistakes like that, and so those under their care endure.
Periods of rest are needed, even if only short ones. Witches need space to dread. ]
The flames burn out. They end. This? This does not.