"Technically that bruise is my own doing," she points out, fighting to keep still while he does his work. The most tender area will be closer to the center of the bruise, but this is strange, having someone touch her like this. It's distracting and new and his hands are so warm, and-

That's absolutely not the point. And she was in the middle of talking.

"He grabbed the staff to stop me, so I hung from it and kicked him in the chest hard enough to let go. That's why I fell."