[ He falls like dead weight, and the yelp that comes out of him is more out of reflex than any pain. Sitting up, he looks in the rough direction of Sapphire's voice. ]

. . . That's what I've been trying to say! [ Not that that means he's willing to go through that again. He climbs onto his feet. ] Not really. I could feel myself falling, but that was it.

Maybe I should walk after all.