Hearing the silence in the room pierced by muffled sobs, Gerrard steps in, his eyes searching in the wan light. His eyes long adjusted, he soon finds Lenally, curled up beneath the thick down blank. The blankets twitch as she shudders with each halting breath. Pulled tight around her, the covers make her appear like a large bound shuddering mass. Walking quietly across the sturdy flooring, only the most gentle whispers of cloth against cloth escape him.<br/><br/>Gerrard leans over the bed to look closer, almost as though he cannot control himself, riding a rail down a mountain. He can't help but reach down to wipe away her tears, as he notes that she is deep asleep. She can feel his touch even in the depths of her tear soaked slumber, as she twists and turns away from the gentle hands wiping away her tears, the touch light enough to tickle, he notices the heavy red marks across her cheek, the impressions of heavy jewel encrusted rings, the pin point near punctures of each individual jewel's edges seeming to be a mark of pain. His eyes tracking each mark, he can feel a flurry of emotions given rise inside.<br/><br/>Absconding from the room for but a few moments, Gerrard moves as silently as the night. He makes his way through a short series of long forgotten passages in the castle to his own room to retrieve the small kit he maintains for use to treat the bruising from his own training and the wild sessions with women from the town's darker side. He quickly returns to Lenally's room, to find her still asleep though her tears have slowed.<br/><br/>Opening the kit, with the ease of long practice he begins making a small poultice for bruising that promotes healing for the short term. The poultice though very useful is mildly toxic with prolonged and repeated use, as well with any wounds that would allow it directly into the blood stream in any concentration. After soaking the poultice in water for a few moments he presses it to  her cheek gently, working to seal it along the edges so that it remains stuck to her cheek.