Even if Dwarves don't remove their armor, Elf Priests can still cast healing divine arts directly, but that is just an emergency measure during combat. If circumstances allow, it is still best to combine potions, surgical techniques, and healing divine arts, as this also conserves the priests' precious casting times for more critical moments later.
Bruto grimaced as he undid his armor, revealing a shirt completely drenched in blood. After lifting up the shirt, everyone could clearly see two blood holes the size of fingers on the Dwarf's back.
"You're lucky, these demons didn't have time to poison their weapons, or your injuries would've been a lot worse," Alamir said as he pulled out two small bottles from his chest, "First, I'm going to clean your wounds with this holy water, and it might sting a bit..."
"Isn't that your bath water?" Bruto asked with a face full of reluctance, "You're not messing with me, are you, Elf...?"