Thank God. Stephen wasn't sure how he did it, but he was free! Sure, he wasn't off and running away, but that was only because he was gathering his wits. One had to rest, after all, no one wanted to jump up and go into cardiac arrest because they were in a hurry.

Of course, none of that explained why Stephen said what he said.

"We'll continue this later."

It was only when he was nearly back to the compound when he realized how that must have sounded.