He exhaled a sigh, knowing honesty was better than false promises - and that was why he said, "It soothes to some degree. It is no cure. But as we speak, those more given to medicine than I work toward finding the true cure for this ailment."

The cloth made a soft sound as he dropped it into the cool water again, a faint splash before he swirled it in the bucket and pulled it out, squeezed it slightly dryer before dabbing it against her temple. "It may give some relief. Not permanent, but some time without the depths of this misery."