He planted one hand against the black stone and pushed himself higher, managing to get one foot under him before the weakness in his body reminded him exactly how much the breakthrough had taken out of him. The world did not spin, but it felt slightly delayed around the edges, as if his senses had returned faster than his strength. His mana was there, heavier and deeper than before, but his body had not fully caught up with what had happened to it.
Selene stayed close enough that if he leaned even slightly the wrong way she would have been the first to catch him.
