[Great. He freezes up more, barely breathing when he's touched, mind blanking sort of, just in complete terror. Turns out a few hours of constant touch torture leaves lasting trauma.

It does make him easy to push down at least.

If he were more coherent he'd be interested in that backwards protectiveness, even if it's only towards a valuable commodity. But his mind's shorted out for this moment and he has nothing to add or ask when he's not sure he's going to stay conscious for the next few seconds.

It's a little humiliating to find himself this scared of mere touch but there they are.]