Suddenly the pain starts to diminish. Not just the cuts, the aching wrist, the throbbing knuckles…it’s like someone’s turning the temperature down on the thermostat.  Then it disappears completely. You inspect your hand and see that even the redness and swelling has all but disappeared as well. Only small, paper cut-like lines were left as indications that you’d been bitten. It’s like magic. Oh…it probably is magic. The same process gets repeated with your other hand, and when she’s satisfied, she spits out the remainder into the grass next to you.