[L feels like the wind has been punched out of him. His eyes snap open just in time to see the dog drop dead at his feet. He is trembling from head to toe; the adrenaline coursing through him, the feel-good endorphins his brain had released to anesthetize him to the worst of the pain... both were making it very, very difficult for him to stay still. His heart is pounding as he tilts his head up, searching the sky, turning to face the top of the brick wall, the surrounding buildings, scanning for anything that resembles a friend or ally.]