[ not entirely painless, not exactly painful, jayce is finnding with each step. but something tells him the smart move would still be to safeguard the leg, and so that he does. he takes each step steady, and feels a warm hug of selfish wholeness in viktor having the patience to wait for him.

he can do this. it's not another terrible reach of effort. ]

A little numb, [ may be an aftermath or the magic simply doing its work, or both— ] but walkable. I'd rather that than it killing me.

[ not in the literal sense, but. you know. perhaps that would not last long, so it may be best not to get used to it. painkillers were a little hard to come by, but not impossible. he's still going to take it easy. ]

And I'm more interested in your choice of magic catalyst.