"Oof."

He abruptly relinquishes his hold and collapses back. One hand he lets fall to his chest, clutching at his heart. The other he lets flop onto his brow in profoundest despair.

"I go without hearing your voice for one day, I'm weaker than one of Rosana's kittens. I'm bereft. A ship without a sail, a boat without an oar, and so bored I might as well lay down and die. Where you would cherish the peace and quiet."