Serapis took the cup. "Anyway, if Arjun is going to come up here, he's got to do so in the next few minutes." It didn't matter to Serapis. He left this particular aspect of caring for the children's bodies to the females. Thayva and the other females took the lead in that sphere. 

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Jorn and Aurelian were on tables on either side of Nick, to his right and left. All three females were busy working on their muscles, paying attention to even the minutest little details. They did not want to neglect any knots or tightness. Of course, the relatively short time per orphan meant that they couldn't work out every issue in time, so they focused on the knots which were likely to cause the most problems later on. There had been some complaints of sore muscles lately, so there was a push to increase treatment in this part of the orphanage.

Aurelian turned his head over to look at Nick. "Translating? Doesn't sound like it would hurt your shoulders." Aurelian tried to turn on his side, but was pushed back down onto his stomach by the elf woman."

"Aurie! Lie still! This isn't just for your enjoyment. It's a medical treatment as much as anything else." she said, almost word-for-word as if from a pamphlet. She didn't tell him that it was also a way of giving a medical examination, to an extent. Best to disguise the medicine in candy, so to speak. Aurelian was under a good deal of stress for one so young, but he was otherwise perfectly healthy. 

"Alright, alright. I'm not a fragile little girl" he protested to the elf. Again, she sighed.

"Your body is still growing, and you have a long way to go before you are as strong as an adult. Now, this may be a bit uncomfortable." She worked in her thumbs, applying a great deal of pressure to a spot just underneath his right shoulder blade. It hurt for just a second, but that sensation was quickly replaced by a sense of relief as she undid a particularly tight knot by rubbing her thumbs around in circles, kneading the muscles.

"It may be a male's world out there, but in this room, we females might as well be queens" she said, rubbing his other shoulder. 


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Laura sighed in contentment as her feet were rubbed. She looked over at Kia. "Well, some races do things better than others, right? Ever heard of a mighty halfling fighter? Or a dwarven archer?"