Suffer is a good word for it, but Christine -- for some strange reason -- never walks away. Perhaps it's because something about him entertains her, and laughter is something she needs more of in her life.

"A woman nearly bit it off? Did she file her teeth?" Because how else could blunt teeth cut through bone? Did she have an iron jaw? Actually, Christine isn't sure she wants to know.

Releasing a soft breath of frustration through her nose, Christine finally relents and says, "Please, just watch it for any abnormalities. If you have lasting pain, there may be something wrong inside and I will want to take a look." She can't let anything happen to one of Asher's own after she failed Asher himself. She just can't.

Now she looks down at the hilt of her spirit blade. "I should return to my training."