Brooke watched him, no longer wary, but merely concerned for him.  No one could fake being in that much pain, unless they were extremely good at acting, and she didn't want to think like that.  If she started on that path, she'd never trust anyone, and now wasn't the time to start alienating the only closest approximation to a friend she had.<br/><br/>She stood up beside him as he managed to work himself upright again, nodding to his request.  "Does it feel like that all the time, or only when you tried to find a way out?" she asked, afraid she knew what the answer was, but wanting to be sure.  "I'll take your word for it on how much it hurt," she added.  "I wouldn't know from experience, naturally, but I know I don't want to see you go through that again, that's for sure."