Tim paused for a moment his hand braced heavily on the wall. He considered trying to explain why he felt stung by the suggestion that he was asking Malcolm to lie to Raylan for him. But the effort to try to tangle words with the smaller man, combined with the sense that it would just come back to bite him on the ass later, was too much for him to handle at the moment.

"I hurt. It makes me extra difficult, Malcolm. Let's just focus on getting me back to 1308 and I can go lay down."