Sukoh had fallen in battle, yes? 

Ah.

Death's embrace once more, Sukoh had felt it once before. The harshness of battle followed by a serene silence, then what came next was always beautiful. The great bear's eyes slowly opened and surveyed his new surroundings. Body sore from a battle now in his past, head ringing and fading injuries, Sukoh was in fact dead. With a sniffle from his nose he closed his eyes again. "Oh well." He growled out the words, listening to the slight echo from the vast expanse around him. Even with the worry for the lives he had failed to save, Sukoh had earned a rest. And here there was no chance of any foe attacking him in his slumber, so Sukoh, in all of his massive girth? Rolled over onto his side with a resounding thump. Scratched his belly.

And then?

Went to sleep.

The process for feeling better and then returning would feel a lot quicker without having to be conscious through it. Though where would he go? He can't return to whence he came, but he doesn't know what other world he could freely go to. It was unfair to let those who could not defend themselves go without defense, but Sukoh somehow knew there were going to be drawbacks to death. It's kind of how death works.