[ Adra's long ears aren't just for show. They twitch as he picks up on her muttering, but he doesn't say anything right away. Instead, he waits, and he observes.

He feels a stronger surge of magic when she recasts the spell, and he sighs in obvious relief as the bruise mends itself. That one had been particularly tender. ]

Well done. But.

[ He paces a little, thinking. ]

If thinking about it that way -- thinking about it as pain you take, rather than pain you simply fix -- helps you ... you should try it.