His head was swimming, but at least the pain was diminishing. He opened his mouth for a moment to try to say more, but thought better of it, glancing down with a quiet breath. How could everything have taken such a turn so quickly?

It was hard to remain reasonable, otherwise he would have kicked himself for even saying half of the things he'd already slipped. He let his gaze fall on Kurogane for a moment, then closed them again, more than ready to let sleep take him.

[[feel free to skip for a few turns, unless someone wakes him up.]]