[ he'd been watching her pretty intently till he saw the needle and thread come out. suddenly he's shifting his gaze away, looking a touch greener. he's been hurt plenty of times, sure, but he never did like the stitching up part. ]

Dunno, never saw a thing like him before in my life. Definitely wasn't deer though, and definitely wasn't any fish either.

[ he pauses a moment, setting aside the nagging feeling of fear in the back of his mind. ]

...He didn't look like he was enjoying any bit of it though. At least not at first.