Toulouse then felt a cool touch on his right hand as something wound around his wrist. It was the Lucefate snake, slowly coiling around him, winding tightly, but not enough to leave more than a slight impression afterwards. Toulouse flinched at first, yet forced himself to remain still and calm. It was Nature’s first commandment to humans: remain still and calm until you understand, until you have seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt all that was needed before acting. .MaryJean Harris
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A snake was wrapped around Toulouse’s wrist, but the poison inside the snake was not lethal. When the snake slithered away, Toulouse took the opportunity to examine its bite. He found that his skin had been stripped of skin with a few small punctures in the process. The only thing left on his skin were a few small holes that revealed his muscles and tendons underneath.
Toulouse realized that his body would heal with little to no scarring when he applied pressure to the wounds. He also found that he could control the amount of pain he experienced by controlling his breathing.
Source: Wrestling With Gods
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