Leareth takes controlled breaths and tries not to grit his teeth or moan out loud. Sitting up, he clutches the side of the bed and clings to Belrun.

:How are you feeling?: Marian asks him, anxiously. 

He’s still trying to catch his breath. :Sore. Very weak. A little dizzy:

:That sounds really normal! Just stay there and take deep breaths - we’ll try to do five minutes like this, but please let us know if you’re feeling worse:

:All right:

Leareth leans his head on Belrun’s shoulder. He’s still too out of breath to feel like speaking out loud, but touch-range Mindspeech barely hurts at all now. 

:This is becoming frustrating: he confesses to her. :I dislike being so incapacitated:

:Yeah, of course you don't. You'll get better, though, and it's safe here, and I'm here:

:Mmm: 

:Doing all right?: Marian checks after about a minute.

:- A bit more lightheaded. I feel...hot? But I can keep going:

:....Hmm, you are getting a bit sweaty. I know sitting up may not feel like much, but it’s going to be a big workout for you righ— Leareth?: 

Leareth is no longer holding himself upright, and suddenly most of his weight is on Belrun’s shoulder.

:I feel bad: he manages. 

:- You don’t look great either. Let’s get you laying down - Belrun, I can’t - the button I always hit up there to get a blood pressure reading, can you poke it with Fetching...:

She can do that, and she can turn her Healing-Sight on Leareth to figure out what's gone wrong this time.

It seems to be mostly a matter of his body being unused to gravity and being upright, and maybe also the effects of the pain medication; his body is failing to compensate enough for the change in position, with the result that blood is pooling in his lower half and less is reaching his head. It seems likely to resolve by itself as soon as they have him horizontal again, which Marian is rapidly helping her accomplish.

Marian wrestles Leareth’s legs and feet back onto the bed, though he’s sort of sprawled diagonally now, and starts lowering his head to lay him flat.

:Were you being stubborn?: she chides him. :Please be less stubborn that that. It’s all right to need to take things slowly: 

:...I might vomit: 

:I’ll forgive you. You just had a blood pressure drop, you should feel better in a few seconds:

Belrun grabs him one of the bags they have for that.

Leareth clutches it and dry-heaves a couple of times, then just flops there, panting. 

:Sorry: he says to Marian. :I was not trying to be overly stubborn - I just started to feel worse very suddenly... Belrun, can you tell why that happened?:

:You're just not used to being upright, and maybe the pain meds aren't helping. Probably we should keep trying it occasionally for shorter periods:

:I do not recall having this problem the last time I was injured!: 

:Well, maybe this is worse or the meds are different:

:I suppose that is fair: 

He closes his eyes. :...I think I need to rest for a while now: 

:Yeah, of course: She tucks him in.

While Marian is still helping her get settled, Alice bounces over, looking positively gleeful. 

:My guy in 110 is off the paralytics and he's waking up a tiny bit! His family's coming in to see him this afternoon! You should meet them!: She rubs her hands together, delightedly. :Also you should come see the pee! It's such good pee!: She sounds incredibly pleased with herself about it.