"Don't get jumpy," she told him, not taking her eyes off of her work. Already, she could feel the tender parts of the wound stiffening with the spell. She estimated he would be good as new in a week. Hopefully less. Not quite as speedy as ghouling, but far less obvious. And obvious was the last thing she needed right now.

"Although my specialty is meatball surgery, I know a thing or two about holistic healing," she lied. She lightly patted his chest, pulling her hand back and taking out a handkerchief to clean the salve off of her rings. "Stitches and disinfectant are great, but they don't really do much to speed up the body's own handiwork."

Mina took out some fresh bandages. She leaned over Raylan again, the ring around her neck slipping out from under her collar and swinging in the air. "So tell me about the future."