[The flashlight was welcome at this point. He stared around, then turned to follow Lyle quietly as he tried to catch his breath.]
It hurts.
[He hadn't looked at it, yet. But it was really painful, and it was hurting more as his adrenaline started to wear off. He had been created to fight through pain, but he still felt it when things calmed down.
It was also bleeding, but that went without saying...]