"It's antibiotic ointment," Ahava told him. "Wine has some of the same properties, and a lot of people used it before we developed this nifty ointments, but what I'm putting on your face now is much more effective." She finished swabbing it, patted Robin's head absently, and went for the gauze again.

Much like his physicians? Ahava had to smile. "Not so much, no. Psychiatrists... we work with people who have mental illnesses, problems with their brain that aren't physical. Well, most of the people I see have a chemical imbalance in their brain which is physical-- but that doesn't matter. Therapy is a variety of ways we use to help people with those illnesses. Like the way you work a healing limb, to make it stronger."