Luckily, seeing as Galen conceptualized the spine as an extension of the brain and had already marked the nervous system as responsible for movement and sensation, it stands to reason that the medical science of Lands Between would be in a similar place, and Malenia has had enough medical adventures to last several lifetimes. Jean’s words are all still rather strange, but nothing she can’t wrap her head around.
Mostly, she understands that Jean is a warrior quite unlike most.
“To willingly replace one’s spine is nothing I have ever heard before. What truly fine handiwork it must be.”
To voluntarily feel no pain is indeed a deeply foolish way to die. Warriors of that kind may advance further and quickly than most, but they all perish before the best. (… It is not her lot. Still. She wonders what it would be like sometimes, to be in no pain at all. But to be given a moment’s respite would be like giving a starving man one night at a king’s feast, and leave him wanting and obsessed for the rest of his days.)
“Does this prosthetic require no replacement? No upkeep?”
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Mostly, she understands that Jean is a warrior quite unlike most.
“To willingly replace one’s spine is nothing I have ever heard before. What truly fine handiwork it must be.”
To voluntarily feel no pain is indeed a deeply foolish way to die. Warriors of that kind may advance further and quickly than most, but they all perish before the best. (… It is not her lot. Still. She wonders what it would be like sometimes, to be in no pain at all. But to be given a moment’s respite would be like giving a starving man one night at a king’s feast, and leave him wanting and obsessed for the rest of his days.)
“Does this prosthetic require no replacement? No upkeep?”