[ he stills utterly, simply watching her, taking in the steps, the procedure, how she goes about it. he's pliant, anyway, because it's not as though he can die, honestly, so he may as well try everything.
and the burning is not unfamiliar--he hisses air through his teeth but not in pain, in recognition, because something is happening, which is rare when someone works on the seals, and--
--it feels strange but not in a way that alarms him (and boy, does he know alarming strange) so he doesn't say anything, doesn't stop her, just.
no subject
and the burning is not unfamiliar--he hisses air through his teeth but not in pain, in recognition, because something is happening, which is rare when someone works on the seals, and--
--it feels strange but not in a way that alarms him (and boy, does he know alarming strange) so he doesn't say anything, doesn't stop her, just.
waits. ]