[as the cast comes off, all he can do is stare in stunned horror at what's revealed.]
[when he mentioned 'soft-tissue ossification' to her as a possibility, that was about as close as medically possible to 'petrification'. This is not ossification. That is not what bone looks like, and tissue does not ossify in veins like that. This is literal petrification. It's not the first time he's seen something that's medically impossible, but it's certainly the most visible and extreme example of it.]
[and it is happening to someone he considers a friend, who is an amazing person who does not deserve this.]
[he doesn't know what to say. he can't say anything to make that better.]
[maybe...maybe he can get some insight into what's going on. He doesn't answer her, too focused on the issue in the way of someone who wants to make sure something is unfixable before acknowledging that it's broken.]
[the knowledge of how to use his magic has, thus far, been pretty specific. but because it's so specific, he thinks he should at least be able to tell if there's anything under the stone to heal. he lays his hand over her upper arm, closes his eyes, and concentrates on his magic. It appears as a warm golden glow from his palm, shining through the cracks between his fingers.]
[he can heal flesh, so he sends the magic through her arm in search of any.]
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[when he mentioned 'soft-tissue ossification' to her as a possibility, that was about as close as medically possible to 'petrification'. This is not ossification. That is not what bone looks like, and tissue does not ossify in veins like that. This is literal petrification. It's not the first time he's seen something that's medically impossible, but it's certainly the most visible and extreme example of it.]
[and it is happening to someone he considers a friend, who is an amazing person who does not deserve this.]
[he doesn't know what to say. he can't say anything to make that better.]
[maybe...maybe he can get some insight into what's going on. He doesn't answer her, too focused on the issue in the way of someone who wants to make sure something is unfixable before acknowledging that it's broken.]
[the knowledge of how to use his magic has, thus far, been pretty specific. but because it's so specific, he thinks he should at least be able to tell if there's anything under the stone to heal. he lays his hand over her upper arm, closes his eyes, and concentrates on his magic. It appears as a warm golden glow from his palm, shining through the cracks between his fingers.]
[he can heal flesh, so he sends the magic through her arm in search of any.]