No Healers

By the time Elara and Aurelia rejoined the group, Melanova was finishing up with her work on Caspian's shoulder. Elara knelt next to him. The sharp tang of moss and damp bark clung to the air, mingling with the faint metallic scent of Caspian's blood. He was still pale, sitting against the gnarled roots of a massive oak tree, his bare torso slick with sweat despite the cool forest air. Elara focused more on the wound and how sick he looked to take away from the realization that his body was really nice. 

Like, crazy nice.

He was shredded.

Although, of course, she had expected that to some degree. He'd trained with the sword since he was old enough to hold one and had been at war for seven years after being sent there at fifteen. Even after returning from the war and conquering the southern province, he still often went out to hunt monsters that gathered at Chirondale's borders.

He was active, so of course he would be fit.