Alaxander was able to mostly keep his mind off the pain due to their conversation. He tensed every now and then but it was more tolerable than it had been. He only tensed a bit. "Strong will? Determination to never break? To live for both me and Raj? I don't know...I just know I survived it." He said softly. He cried out as she put more things over the salve. The cold cloth caused him to shiver. He hadn't expected either of those things. He lay still after that. "That was unexpected then cold." He said with a chuckle. He looked at her as she put oils in his hair. "Ice skating? Is that fun?" He asks. Not sure if it was a fun thing to do. "I like snow but its really cold when you are left outside in the early hours of the day." He said softly. "Very cold. Surprised I didn't end up sick more often than I did." He said. Closing his eyes. "I saw people making snowmen. If it snows...could we build snowmen?" He asked hopefully.