Well, why not? The best way of explaining something is to just show it.
Grainne paused and unsheathed the knife she always carried with her. She held out her arm and made a quick, clean cut across it, and then replaced the knife where it belonged.
Immediately, or almost so, the blood that appeared congealed and the small scratch started to heal over. Slower than it normally would, but still measurable.
"I never said you did not know, Jade, but there is little they could do to me that would last, with or without a weapon." She looked at the scratch for a moment. "Still, he seemed to trust us... and I understand his position as a parent."
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Grainne paused and unsheathed the knife she always carried with her. She held out her arm and made a quick, clean cut across it, and then replaced the knife where it belonged.
Immediately, or almost so, the blood that appeared congealed and the small scratch started to heal over. Slower than it normally would, but still measurable.
"I never said you did not know, Jade, but there is little they could do to me that would last, with or without a weapon." She looked at the scratch for a moment. "Still, he seemed to trust us... and I understand his position as a parent."