[That voice... it sounds muffled and far away, but he's pretty sure he recognizes it. Too bad he can't really see to determine its owner...]

...

[He lets out a slight groan before trying to focus his eyes on the blurry form in front of him.]

... Soushi, is that you?

Aside from being exhausted, I don't seem to be injured that badly at all. I suppose I should consider myself lucky for that after my last kidnapping.

[The fact that his vision and hearing are all messed up is a minor detail.]

[He squints at the fingers for a long moment before sighing and shaking his head.]

I'm afraid that whatever they did to me had some sort of effect on my vision-- the only things I can see right now are shapes and shadows.

At this point I think it would be easier to list the parts that don't hurt to some degree.

[He's in relatively good spirits, at least?]

Let me see--

[And he'll brace himself against the tree in an attempt to push himself to his feet... only to have that attempt fail as he slides back down.]

... it's no use. It's almost like they completely drained my energy...