"Whoa— Hey, hold up!" Automatically, as Gregory toppled, Caelius made a grab for him. In spite of his best efforts, the student hit the floor, leaving Caelius to kneel and support him as he tried to clamber back onto his feet. That little spill worried him, naturally, and he immediately cast around for a place to sit he could direct Gregory to.

Unfortunately, thanks the earlier construction of the fort, the couches were uniformly disassembled, so he simply continued to support Gregory's weight as he asked, "Do you have an idea of who you wanted to ask? I'll vouch for you if they need convincing, but let's think about what you're doing first."