There is a linen rag on the bed which Skellig uses to quickly wipe away the majority of the blood upon his skin before he turns to see what Neferet is offering to him.
And his face brightens considerably, when he sees what it is.
"How did you know little one, that I hold such stones even higher in value than I do the most precious gems? Come here, let me see you," he adjusts his seated position on the bed, beckons the child to crawl closer from where she sits at the foot of the bed. "And show me this fine stone, while I would check you over as I did your Momma?"
Iset will clearly pick up on his underlying concern that her child is also ill; the nod she gives him is permission enough for him to continue.
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And his face brightens considerably, when he sees what it is.
"How did you know little one, that I hold such stones even higher in value than I do the most precious gems? Come here, let me see you," he adjusts his seated position on the bed, beckons the child to crawl closer from where she sits at the foot of the bed. "And show me this fine stone, while I would check you over as I did your Momma?"
Iset will clearly pick up on his underlying concern that her child is also ill; the nod she gives him is permission enough for him to continue.