It's not like he has the strength to fight when she really leans on him, even though he's been feeling a little stronger throughout the day. It is frustrating, it's really bloody frustrating. At least the last time he was in hospital he could sit up. "I've done nothing but rest, ma'am. Beg pardon, but I am really bloody tired of staring at the ceiling."

Not that it's not a lovely ceiling, but he's pretty sure he could tell anyone who asks every single feature it has.