It seemed like the child would not wake up, Michael had been walking for the last 2 hours, trying to get to this grassy location he found on the map.
And yet, all this child was doing, was grumbling and tossing around on his shoulder, not looking like he would wake up soon enough.
Or that's at least how it seemed on the outside, however, Michael still had some memories from his time at the orphanage, he could tell a few irregularities apart.
"Should I just leave this kid here? It's not like he wants to wake up anyway, my shoulder is starting to hurt" Michael said in a slightly sarcastic tone.
However, to the child, it seemed like it was about to be abandoned again so he quickly sprang up from his shoulder, almost falling head first to the ground.
You could have used better wording for that you know...
'Mincing words won't bring his family back to life, I don't want this kid to lose himself to his own delusions.'