It had been quite a bang to the head but not the worst he'd ever had.
Plus, he was embarrassed that he'd let the ugly little sucker get the drop on him.
So when Sam had finished the stitches, he'd petulantly declined all offers of help to get into bed.
Stupid!
As, to be honest, he couldn't work out how to get undressed and was utterly exhausted.
He tried again to control his shaky limbs enough to connect clumsy fingers to boot laces and failed, only to smile gratefully seconds later as Sam wordlessly set about his recalcitrant boots.