[he feels like his brain is burning a little. his thoughts feel like watery mud and his fingertips are going numb and his adrenaline is spiking, his body tensing with something he doesn't know is panic—Cain's outburst is making Rion get on the defensive, like he's in danger. some residual trauma.
Rion stops in their tracks, turning wildly on his heel to face Cain.]