"You need to seal it first," Sasha said, his voice much softer than ever before. "Use a hot rock to burn it shut." That was about all he could manage. The rock, unlike the stick, wouldn't leave debris inside the wound. And cauterizing it was their best bet to get the heavy bleeding to stop.  

Sasha winced when one of the new woman came over her help. Her hands replaced his to hold pressure on his wound, letting Sasha's finally fall to ground in front of him.