//Then I will,// Jono muttered, turning his head the other way so that he could get some of that cool table action going on with his other cheek. //Next time something wants to kill me, I'll scream at it.//

There. Good plan. Great plan.

He was closing his eyes tight again and just sort of half-trying to drift. The discomfort was starting to give way into a dull ache again, which he suspected wasn't going to remain quite so dull for long.

//How much more have you got t'do?//