[This is murmured, but then Kratos falls silent proper, so he can focus on that shoulder. First, letting the balm set in; then leading with circling kneads with the heel of his palm, and then deeper and more focussed kneads with the same. It's a working up in layers, aiming to soothe in stages all around rather than going straight for the deepest and worse; for this reason, he skirts the actual location, rather than add more tension to it. If it's injured beyond a pull, that would only cause further harm.]
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[This is murmured, but then Kratos falls silent proper, so he can focus on that shoulder. First, letting the balm set in; then leading with circling kneads with the heel of his palm, and then deeper and more focussed kneads with the same. It's a working up in layers, aiming to soothe in stages all around rather than going straight for the deepest and worse; for this reason, he skirts the actual location, rather than add more tension to it. If it's injured beyond a pull, that would only cause further harm.]