Planned
Lysander's gaze trembled.
If Pyrothos heavily injured Veridia, and she came back soon afterward relatively healed, then he might very well take it as another insult.
Setting aside whether he even could heal his wife, should he?
Ryu had obviously come to understand this, which was why he asked first. Standing there, looking at Lysander, it didn't seem like there was a gap between their stations at all. It even felt like he wasn't the son-in-law in this situation at all, but rather the father-in-law.
"I…"
"Husband, please heal my mother…" Selheira said between sobs.
Ryu didn't respond, his gaze still on Lysander. Selheira had no idea whether he could heal her mother or not, but she seemed to want to believe in him, having lost faith in her father.
Lysander sighed. "It must be done with propriety in mind. He—"
"Meaning you want her to keep these scars." Ryu summarized what would have likely been a long diatribe.