Sentience

Shards of bone in the leg are located, and knit together as the Nanosurgeons work tirelessly, excitedly, finally making it out of the syringe -- and into action!

Celebration becomes worry. The fall against the desert rocks has been devastating. Repairs complete, the being is still not righting himself.

More frantic searching discovers nerves shred by bits of spine. Days of repair ahead! With no food or water, the host’s expiration is certain!

Wait! Couldn't they be conduits? Nanos stretch themselves, grasping frazzled ends, readying themselves to offer neural impulses -- and servitude for the lifetime of this being.

The human stands.