As all of this is happening, his vision goes fuzzy. He cautiously backs away from the girl, recognizing the smoke. "Gobbo?" He asks weakly, all of his focus going towards retrieving Aith, and getting this new person to some kind of remote safety. But Aith came first. He stumbles over to Aith, dragging Nigel off of his and deliveing a healthy jab into his chest. "Stay dead." He says almost comediclly while ensuring that Aith is relatively unharmed.