reach for the stars

"Taking a break, what's it to you?" he lanced back, this time letting more amusement slip in to his voice than before (or perhaps he was just too distracted to notice); as he heard her mention his dinosaur ass, he tried to prop himself up and stand properly. Njal balanced on his good leg and then quickly lurched his front end up, but that was about all he could do. Standing took a toll on him, and soon enough his limbs were shaking and he collapsed once more. The entertainment he might have been getting (as itty bitty as it might have been) quickly vanished as he fell on to his damaged leg, and he winced, turning his face away from the stranger so she wouldn't notice the pain as he was struck by it.