[That actually gets him to smile, despite everything. He drops his clothes away slowly, and then after glancing left and right, unwraps his leg carefully enough to save the bandages.]
Don't worry, I'm used to it.
[Baths were always cold. With the bandages out of the way, he drops them to the side and walks calmly into the cold water of the creek. Look at him go, he's just fine with it... And it's much better like this than with his predecessor washing him. So, he dunks his whole head under the water right away.]
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Don't worry, I'm used to it.
[Baths were always cold. With the bandages out of the way, he drops them to the side and walks calmly into the cold water of the creek. Look at him go, he's just fine with it... And it's much better like this than with his predecessor washing him. So, he dunks his whole head under the water right away.]