Arden shudders, although it is impossible to tell if it is borne of budding arousal or revulsion. With both hands, he attempts to shove Eris away from him through sheer brute force - which might have worked better if he had both his full strength and better leverage. He manages 'down' better than 'away' - but he immediately attempts to curl himself up in the corner, losing a few more bits of shredded cloth to the rough surface of the bed as he does so ...