"JR's gon' yell," Jake repeated, and blinked his eyes open again. The left one opened much easier than the right one did, which meant Jake just let the right eye close again. And that made it a bit easier to focus on things. Of course, he was looking straight up at tree branches and stars, so that didn't help.
A sudden warm spot by his neck startled him, which didn't help either, but then Taronyu tucked her head in against his not-as-sore shoulder and started purring. "'ronyu..." Jake breathed out, trying to find things to concentrate on that weren't the pain in his arm or his head.