That's what I've been shielding for, though... [It doesn't do anything for the smoke, considering he can't shield his mouth, but he's been doing okay in terms of the heat and flames.] Anyway, I might end up resting a bit longer than a few minutes...or taking longer than that to see what's going on out here. So I don't really mind if you go back in without me.

[He shrugs rather broadly at the mention. There's plenty of other Strangers here that he can probably tag along with.]