She walked alongside him, hands folded in front of her, waiting for him to ask for anything. She wondered if she'd be able to convince him to put pressure on the ankle to test the strength, but then considered that she'd have to lift him back into the wheelchair if he stumbled. She considered herself to possess mighty strength for a woman of her size and situation, but she was nothing compared to a man of Mr. Rosier's size!
She glanced away bashfully at his comment, her cheeks tinted the faintest pink—though, fortunately, any flush to her face could be attributed to the physicality of her position, especially at the short-staffed infirmary.
"I do not believe my sex to be part of the equation," she admitted casually, casting a sheepish smile down at him. "It would not matter if I was man or woman; a mediwizard and mediwitch follow the same job description." Most women could not afford the privilege of feminine idleness, though she assumed a man of Mr. Rosier's station would only be acquainted with the sort that could. It was easy to mistake her duty—her job—with courage when such things would never be expected of woman of higher status.
"But nevertheless," she said, "I feel my abilities would be of better use here than on an expedition, so I have not. I assume it is us who will be tending to the ill and injured volunteers." A few moments of silence passed. "And you? Would you have braved the journey if you were not trapped here?"
She glanced away bashfully at his comment, her cheeks tinted the faintest pink—though, fortunately, any flush to her face could be attributed to the physicality of her position, especially at the short-staffed infirmary.
"I do not believe my sex to be part of the equation," she admitted casually, casting a sheepish smile down at him. "It would not matter if I was man or woman; a mediwizard and mediwitch follow the same job description." Most women could not afford the privilege of feminine idleness, though she assumed a man of Mr. Rosier's station would only be acquainted with the sort that could. It was easy to mistake her duty—her job—with courage when such things would never be expected of woman of higher status.
"But nevertheless," she said, "I feel my abilities would be of better use here than on an expedition, so I have not. I assume it is us who will be tending to the ill and injured volunteers." A few moments of silence passed. "And you? Would you have braved the journey if you were not trapped here?"
