Leaning upon his staff, Raistlin pulled himself to his feet.
The man in brown leaned upon his staff.
I watched for a time anyway, leaning upon my staff, resting.
Then, leaning heavily upon his staff, Raistlin turned to his brother.
Raistlin leaned upon his staff, shivering as if from a chill.
They waited on the threshold as Miach walked up to it, leaning upon his staff.
The mage started walking down the hall, leaning upon his staff.
Certainly some hint is in the "thought experiments" that he calls upon his staff to perform.
He spoke of nothing so much as his guilt at having depended only upon his own staff for security.
Overcome by another fit of coughing, he leaned heavily upon his staff.