Broken Boulder as I walk out on the ledge

He tried and failed to stifle a laugh, nearly choking on the leaves— it wasn't really funny, so he wasn't sure why he was laughing, but, there it was. Maybe it was morbid, but the idea of dying from eating a few leaves. Alarian laughed harder, and then he did choke. The boy coughed hard once, twice, then paused— a beat passed, and his coughing fit began again. This time it was worse, and he found himself unable to draw breath between coughs.