"We've been giving you pain potions, but we couldn't give you too much...didn't want to risk overdosing you when you weren't awake and couldn't tell us how much was enough...I'm sorry. It'll only take a few minutes to take effect, and then it should be better." She was crying, tears slipping down pale cheeks, and her voice shook, and smiling at her – a feeble twitch of his lips – only seemed to make it worse.