César knows what that sort of fine means and will just note it's existence as he gets the gauze ready. "Lean against the back of the chair if you're feeling faint, so at least you'll only slump."

He's being practical.

"Civilian. Noun. A person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police. A noncombatant, usually unarmed, and often untrained in combat or barely trained. Someone who just ends up being target practice for the enemy. Hold still. I'm going to apply pressure and then you can hold the gauze in place while I start to wrap it."