It took a moment for Artemis to process what Badou was saying, but once he did he approached Badou cautiously.
"It wouldn't have hurt you," he said, probably more for his own benefit than Badou's. "It... it was trying to heal your wrist. I think. Magic will usually heal any wounds the carrier obtains automatically, but for other separate forms, physical contact and the commanding thought are necessary. I don't know why that happened."
Or why it hadn't happened before when Badou had come into contact with him to ruffle his hair, pull on his face, tackle him, et cetera. He hadn't been thinking about Badou's injury then, he supposed. And when he had been, his hands hadn't been very close. The injury was also, comparatively, very minor. There were so many variables, it was impossible to know what had caused it specifically.
"But it wouldn't have hurt you," Artemis repeated, still sounding a little shaken. He didn't want Badou to think that he would have hurt him--even involuntarily.
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"It wouldn't have hurt you," he said, probably more for his own benefit than Badou's. "It... it was trying to heal your wrist. I think. Magic will usually heal any wounds the carrier obtains automatically, but for other separate forms, physical contact and the commanding thought are necessary. I don't know why that happened."
Or why it hadn't happened before when Badou had come into contact with him to ruffle his hair, pull on his face, tackle him, et cetera. He hadn't been thinking about Badou's injury then, he supposed. And when he had been, his hands hadn't been very close. The injury was also, comparatively, very minor. There were so many variables, it was impossible to know what had caused it specifically.
"But it wouldn't have hurt you," Artemis repeated, still sounding a little shaken. He didn't want Badou to think that he would have hurt him--even involuntarily.