Verissa listened as he spoke, making a mental note to remember that someone named Gault, a man she assumed, fixed armor. She might have to know that later on and it would be good for a slave to do things before they are asked. Seeing the dent in the breastplate made her wonder where she'd be had it not stopped the blow. Raped and probably left to die in her burning home. So there was some thanks to that. She couldn't be too upset with him she supposed. Her people raided theirs after all, a constant tug of war that was full of casualties and loss on both sides. And he'd kept her from the fate that Jasper had had in mind. He took her in, even if it was against her will, even let her keep the most precious things in the world to her; Remus and Remilia.

Once he was seated and the water boiling, she bowled out some of it, and let it cool briefly before washing her hands and setting a couple of rags in it. She then untucked the bandage from itself and slowly unwrapped Asher. The wound on his neck came into view, much of the old salve peeled off. She scrutinized it close, seeing the skin around the sutures wasn't red and swollen. This pleased her, because it likely meant that the wound wasn't infected. She gently poked and prodded, trying to feel if anything was out of sorts, but was happy with it. She grabbed one of the rags, and as usual, gave no warning before she began cleaning the sutures, albeit much more gently than when she'd scrubbed out the wound. When he asked about her dogs, she smiled lightly, if only because he couldn't see it. [color=f6989d][b]"They are a guard breed, Mountain Ridgebacks. Remus is the boy, and Remilia is the girl. And no, they don't like you."[/b][/color] There was a bit of snark on that comment, some pride from her to her pups.

She began applying some more of the salve, and she decided to continue, her hands everworking. [b][color=f6989d]"I bought them from a breeder in Green Fall, a..."[/color][/b] she paused, realizing what she was about to say, and how she'd never see her again, [color=f6989d][b]"Friend helped me pick them out. They've been terribly loyal since day one, and haven't been difficult to train at all. They are very protective of me and mine. They..." [/b][/color] She was about to say how they were almost killed by Jasper, how she'd almost given up herself to protect them, but couldn't bear to say the words. She began wrapping him up now, now listening to his other words. She nodded as he told her to go to Shenzi for anything, and remembered the name of Jenny as the seamstress.

She patted Asher's powerful shoulders gently, feeling the hardness and warmth under her palms, [color=f6989d][b]"All done. You still need to take it easy. No fighting or heavy lifting, no drinking." [/b][/color] She heard him sigh, wondering if it was at relief to be done with her for the moment. She quickly cleaned up, then stood there, as if awaiting her next command, not sure if she was excused to go to the healer's tent yet.