New for Cassian. No one had ever witnessed Hastur reacting so violently of course, but there had been those who'd fallen victim to the outer god before.

The reaction had never been pleasant.

He gripped the hand offered, squeezing tightly as he worked to ground himself again, from whatever nightmare he'd fallen into before, and come back out of.

"... Didn't think... that would happen again, actually..." The wheeze was more out of surprise than actual lung problems right now, at least.

"Is everything here? It didn't touch ye-" He struggled to sit up through the wave fo dizziness, trying to get a good look at Amberdrake's face and body.