Hmh. That would be -- novel.

[Kratos has had plenty of people dislike him, but that was usually on the merits of his skills and character. Having people disdain him for perceived faults is practically alien.

[At that, Kratos exhales resignation.]

I jarred my neck when I fell. And may have bruised my back on something.

[Some stones, if not the ground outright. What's one more bruise, with the collection he's developing? Doing anything, even sitting or laying down, is going to be troublesome. At least the leaves have taken the edge off the pain.]