He makes a soft whimpery sort of noise and hugs Nathan hard. Alice did come through; he can feel the counterpressure of regeneration trying to uncrush him, and he can control how hard it tries. All his other bruises heal before they start to show, leaving him with a few squares each on the chain Golden gave him; meanwhile, the pressure of Nathan's hand is starting to give him pentagons.

He can definitely see what Alice gets so excited about.