Were he more knowledgeable on the ways, mannerisms of an avox instead of being under simple assumption his mirror had taken to silence as he initially had - making himself all proper subdued, all unobtrusive, faded to the background lest he hurt again, then he might have made an attempt to issue an order, might have sacrificed another smudge or two of paint to be getting proper communicatives down at a brother to live, and to fight, if he had to... but he didn't. He ain't had no proper knowledge done of training all forced, so assumptions were made at the Initiate's capability on caring for his ownself.

That didn't stop him from circling his double, of poking and prodding and checking all at him for injuries already sustained from explosion or other tribute or even from his own action in greeting him proper.