My eyebrows quirk up, and I can't help a small smile at the way she shivers at the sight of that needle. I don't blame her, I wouldn't want that coming anywhere near her, either.

"That is to give someone a piercing. You've probably seen them, in people's earlobes?" I say, indicating my own. "But sometimes people like to pierce their nose, lip, tongue. Other places."

I'm not about to tell sweet Demelza about nipple piercings.