"I've had ruder," he said with a wry smile. Did he look like shit? He felt like it, especially after sprawling on the ground like that...
"I hope I didn't interrupt anythi-" he began, but then a... large something burst out of the bushes from across the river, and headed straight for them both and it was too close to his second dream for comfort. All he could do was twist away from whatever it was, with his arms up to try and guard his head and throat.