"I have a feeling that these bruises are now hours old. At this point you'll be better off with warm water to help with the stiff muscles." Cold would have been good in the beginning but now they couldn't go that route.

Once Tay was in the water, Gaura went to go get more of what he needed in order to help with that knee in particular. More than anything he wanted to be sure that the knee wasn't going to get infected and that meant he needed to be sure the scrapes were thoroughly cleaned.

Grabbing a stool as well, he came back and sat down, encouraging the injured leg to come out of the water. "This will hurt while I get any dirt and such out of here but just be patient with me alright?" he warned so he could give Tay time to prepare himself.