[she laughs]

Bandages would be better for that. But it's good for pain relief, and clearing up tension, and helping to diagnose illnesses that aren't so easily seen at a glance.

...for a mark like this, there won't be any need for the needles. It will probably bruise, but that will fade on its own after a few days, and in the meantime applying cool water to it from time to time will help keep the swelling down. It's not severe.

I don't disagree.

Ah, well. With an attitude like his, one of these days he's bound to land himself in enough trouble that he won't have any choice but to ask for help.

Oh, no. I'll treat him so well that he'll have no choice but to be grateful.

I think that will make him more angry than anything else could.