If the actions are available, Brannor would much appreciate no longer being at 2 hit points. No amount of mitigation will compensate for another successful attack at this point and I do have a plan in store for his next turn. That said, anything to buy at least one more round's worth of action, beyond the next would be positive, and he can indeed heal himself assuming he has one after the next. There should also be a bit of breathing space by then, if all goes well.