( she can do a lot of things. further concerning behaviour on the part of the lovely doctor: apparently she makes it a habit of just carrying knives, rolling up her trouser-leg to display a neat sheath strapped to her calf, from which she produces a slim, terrifyingly sharp blade. old habits die hard, you know, and frankly mila sees no reason to get out of a habit that has kept her alive for so long.

she wraps her hand around the knife, blood welling between her knuckles. there's something sort of businesslike about it, like she's worked to figure out the most efficient of options - but when she holds her fist above his bleeding arm, roses form where her blood drips, sinking into his skin and pulling the wound taut, knitting it back together.

it is not a painless process. )

There are more straightforward ways, ( she says, watching their progress, ) more direct vitakinetic manipulation. It requires much less of me. But I thought you might appreciate a demonstration of something more visible.