Gabe's so fucking relieved that William's breathing, awake, and coherent that he barely even noticed William practically climbing him to get seated.
OK, no, he totally noticed and filed it for later, but he was busy with the relief right now. He didn't give William the sort of bone-crushing hug his Tia Zarita gave him after he finally got off that magic carpet that one time, and he thought he deserved a damn prize for that.
"Tell you in a minute," he managed to say lightly enough, even if he sounded a touch rough as well. Whatever, he's tired. He sat back a little and looked more critically at William, lifting a hand to tilt his chin (not at all like Tia Zarita, like a damn competent potioneer, shut up). "You ok? Fully out? How do you feel?"
Yes, he was going to make sure William was doing ok before he mentioned that the next part of the procedure involved taking blood from him. Funny, that.