[ He rises with her, trying to steady her even as he sways back and struggles to keep his feet. There are several of them sprawled around the cage, mostly huddled on the floor, and he nods to them. ]
Okay. I'll take one end, and you...
[ The swaying gets worse and he stumbles back and tries to grab the bars behind him to balance. His head splits open in that same moment and he gets a first hand look at what Lorna was just describing. He shoves the palm of his hand into his eyes and loses his mind for a minute to horrific visions of burning bodies and howling pain.
When it stops he's on the floor again, and he doesn't try to get up. Frustration finally breaks and he says the least helpful thing he can manage. ]
What were we thinking? [ He takes a sharp breath and clenches and unclenches his fists, his voice low and tortured. ] We shouldn't be here.
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Okay. I'll take one end, and you...
[ The swaying gets worse and he stumbles back and tries to grab the bars behind him to balance. His head splits open in that same moment and he gets a first hand look at what Lorna was just describing. He shoves the palm of his hand into his eyes and loses his mind for a minute to horrific visions of burning bodies and howling pain.
When it stops he's on the floor again, and he doesn't try to get up. Frustration finally breaks and he says the least helpful thing he can manage. ]
What were we thinking? [ He takes a sharp breath and clenches and unclenches his fists, his voice low and tortured. ] We shouldn't be here.