Esta sees.  Not hostile, then.  His hands indeed cannot be used to heal himself this way.  She only bound them to protect them from further damage, maybe awaiting her own ability to pray for spells -- if she still remembers Asmodeus, and not only things of the Far Tapestry.  She is not garbed as one of His, and wears no unholy symbol that he can see.

After a few abortive attempts to move his fingers as they would need to move to cast Heal or even Cure Moderate, Esta will realize the futility of trying to do this thing, for now.  Soon enough, if she continues to treat him, he will recover all damage taken.

"Never mind," he says, as she tries to offer him what seem like obvious Dark Tapestry writing implements.  His tone is never apologetic, but there is no more command in it.  "You were Wise enough."

His Mariona would recognize the tone as the way Esta sounds when he is as close as he ever gets to complimentary.

Esta sees.  Not hostile, then.  His hands indeed cannot be used to heal himself this way.  She only bound them to protect them from further damage, maybe awaiting her own ability to pray for spells -- if she still remembers Asmodeus, and not only things of the Far Tapestry.  She is not garbed as one of His, and wears no unholy symbol that he can see.

After a few abortive attempts to move his fingers as they would need to move to cast Heal or even Cure Moderate, Esta will acknowledge the futility of trying to do this thing, for now.  Soon enough, if she continues to treat him, he will recover all damage taken.

"Never mind," he says, as she tries to offer him what seem like obvious Dark Tapestry writing implements.  His tone is never apologetic, but there is no more command in it.  "You were Wise enough."

His Mariona would recognize the tone as the way Esta sounds when he is as close as he ever gets to complimentary.

Esta sees.  Not hostile, then.  His hands indeed cannot be used to heal himself this way.  She only bound them to protect them from further damage, maybe awaiting her own ability to pray for spells -- if she still remembers Asmodeus, and not only things of the Dark Tapestry.  She is not garbed as one of His, and wears no unholy symbol that he can see.

After a few abortive attempts to move his fingers as they would need to move to cast Heal or even Cure Moderate, Esta will acknowledge the futility of trying to do this thing, for now.  Soon enough, if she continues to treat him, he will recover all damage taken.

"Never mind," he says, as she tries to offer him what seem like obvious Dark Tapestry writing implements.  His tone is never apologetic, but there is no more command in it.  "You were Wise enough."

His Mariona would recognize the tone as the way Esta sounds when he is as close as he ever gets to complimentary.