He gives in to something at gets up - maybe the thought of being carried was too humiliating. He moves strangely when he gets up, like he's expecting his legs to be shorter and more brittle than they are, and he hits the floor sooner than expected.
It makes him wince, but in the absence of mirrors he can't be shown that he's not an old man. For now he just pushes himself up.
Alexandria and Hyperion are waiting in the hallway. They won't touch him, as promised, but they certainly look as though they want them out here as fast as possible.
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He gives in to something at gets up - maybe the thought of being carried was too humiliating. He moves strangely when he gets up, like he's expecting his legs to be shorter and more brittle than they are, and he hits the floor sooner than expected.
It makes him wince, but in the absence of mirrors he can't be shown that he's not an old man. For now he just pushes himself up.
Alexandria and Hyperion are waiting in the hallway. They won't touch him, as promised, but they certainly look as though they want them out here as fast as possible.