[He's in the process of twisting himself mostly out of the way of the blast, when suddenly out of nowhere comes Eli, knocking him out of the way and taking the brunt of it himself. His first instinct is to swear at her, long and hard, because out of the two of them she isn't the one who can heal herself.

Then he sees how badly she's fallen, and he's on his knees in a split second, hands on her neck, trying to take in the extent of the damages.

There's so much. He can barely recognize his voice as he speaks, hoping Oulan - or someone - is listening.]

She's dying. There's bleeding... in her brain. I'm going to try to take it, but I'm not sure I can. Someone please tell me this is a bastion-damned clone.