[ Nathan's periphery to Cassel's doings and the things that have been done unto Cassel, in the ...possibly Biblical sense, have been deliberately that, peripheral. He only understands about half the details, and the rest are none of his business. A principle he has operated by pretty much his entire adult life, and he has yet to regret it when by necessity his occupation meant half the time he was involved in things that would otherwise not be his affair anyway.
But. There is this: making a bandaid for a man who can't feel anything isn't like cutting open your hand to show that sand and rags can still be magic, except that it is.
So. Nathan makes prepared speeches about as well as he makes, say, creme brulee, and no one should ever give him a blowtorch with that intent. When he decides he's going to take rib-crackers to himself he does it without preamble, and often without intent to do so in the first place. Which is why when he passes Cassel on the way out of the gym - in short sleeves there is a tattoo of a compass on the inside of his forearm, and more scar tissue (small casualties) visible than normal - he isn't ready with anything to say, and nothing on his face indicates that he's about to.
umm gym spam? yes.
But. There is this: making a bandaid for a man who can't feel anything isn't like cutting open your hand to show that sand and rags can still be magic, except that it is.
So. Nathan makes prepared speeches about as well as he makes, say, creme brulee, and no one should ever give him a blowtorch with that intent. When he decides he's going to take rib-crackers to himself he does it without preamble, and often without intent to do so in the first place. Which is why when he passes Cassel on the way out of the gym - in short sleeves there is a tattoo of a compass on the inside of his forearm, and more scar tissue (small casualties) visible than normal - he isn't ready with anything to say, and nothing on his face indicates that he's about to.
This is incorrect. ]