Rest was not on the forefront of my mind, nor did I have the luxury of time.
[ he wanted to add on more, a witty retort of some sorts: that there was no rest for the wicked, or that he'd returned the injury in full, but the very foreign sensation of bloodbending shuts him up. He'd rather have died than give any outward sign of surprise, but even decades worth of stoicism and stubbornness can't keep a sharp breath of pain from escaping.
He'd been expecting something the lines of native medicine— stupid really, considering the demonstration that brought him here in the first place. But in Haytham's defense, there's nothing in the world that can really prepare you for the sensation of having inner bodily functions redirected by an outside force. He sits for a few seconds in rather stunned silence, before finding his voice, remarkably as lofty as ever. ]
It's the same technique, I assume. Employed in another manner for a markedly different outcome.
[ it's like that moment where he chased down Ziio and had difficulty catching his breath. you sound stupid Haytham, go home and think about how stupid you sound. ]
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[ he wanted to add on more, a witty retort of some sorts: that there was no rest for the wicked, or that he'd returned the injury in full, but the very foreign sensation of bloodbending shuts him up. He'd rather have died than give any outward sign of surprise, but even decades worth of stoicism and stubbornness can't keep a sharp breath of pain from escaping.
He'd been expecting something the lines of native medicine— stupid really, considering the demonstration that brought him here in the first place. But in Haytham's defense, there's nothing in the world that can really prepare you for the sensation of having inner bodily functions redirected by an outside force. He sits for a few seconds in rather stunned silence, before finding his voice, remarkably as lofty as ever. ]
It's the same technique, I assume. Employed in another manner for a markedly different outcome.
[ it's like that moment where he chased down Ziio and had difficulty catching his breath. you sound stupid Haytham, go home and think about how stupid you sound. ]