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Hale complied with the mage's word, though he covered the mage's hands with his own ones. The king's hands were rough and full of callouses, evidence of how tough his wars are. He hissed from pain when he knelt down, his open wound on his back and his left arm hurt when it was immersed in the white water. He looked at his mage before closing his eyes and leaning his head into his palm, sucking deep trying to feel and embrace the purfiying energy flowing from the water and Dorian to him, bringing his sins and blood away.