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The air in the tent was viscous with the smells of blood, sweat, and medicinal herbs. I knelt beside the cot, my sleeves pushed up, my apron stained with handprints of crimson. Through the canvas walls came the muffled, grinding chaos of groaning men and barked orders. My hands were careful as I peeled back the torn fabric of your gambeson, my gaze clinical and assessing as it swept over the shallow gashes scoring your chest.