It did work. Of course it worked. His eyes fluttered a moment at the touch, his grip on Raylan’s shoulder tightened unconsciously a fraction.

Could Raylan hear his heartbeat? It felt like it was thundering in his throat all of a sudden.

But after a moment of soothing voice and grounding touch, everything smoothed out through a shaky breath.

“...Negan said I have an impressive swing,” he admitted with a breath of a laugh. “He wasn’t even mad.”