He's breathing too fast.

I pick him up gently, settling him against me, nestling him into me. "Breathe with me," I tell him softly. "Don't make yourself pass out."

What's left here can stay here for the night. I manoeuvre us carefully out of the bathroom and head for the bedroom. I sit down on the bed with him still cradled in my arms. "It's all right, Ankh. Just keep breathing."