The damage was layered and compounded, speaking of duration and methodology, and deliberate intent behind the harm. These were not the random injuries of accident or brief violence. This was torture documented in flesh.
One physician stepped forward first, forcing professional focus into his movements through sheer force of will even as his hands betrayed the tension beneath his controlled exterior.
"Clear space."
His voice steadied itself even as the slight tremor in his fingers revealed what the command cost him. Others followed his lead immediately, their own training reasserting itself now that someone had taken the first step. Instruments were brought forward along with a clean cloth and fresh water, and additional light sources. They did not question what had been done to her and did not ask who was responsible. They simply began working, carefully and systematically, assessing without speaking aloud what they discovered.
