Nicholas had spent most of the time he had been home, sleeping on and off. Hell, he had been spending most of the past two months sleeping. It turned out nearly being starved to death took a lot of energy.
He had just returned to his bed from the bathroom after waking up not five minutes earlier. Moving around (without his wheelchair because no one was there to make him use it) took a lot out of him, but he still called out for the person on the other side to come in. "Is the dog with you?"