Not for the first time, he is loath to choose what would logically be the more efficient option: devouring the monsters around him. But with these monsters who can affect his mind in such a way that his control over Varuna is compromised... He dares not risk it while those monsters are still about.

"I'll take care of them." His hands glow with a faint light. "But I need you to keep watch while I recover."

Certain Jack would agree -- he wonders what it would take for Jack to refuse any request of his -- Serph doesn't wait for a reply, pressing glowing hands to wounds. At first they readily close, stitching together to leave flesh unmarred. But as he heals more of the gouges on his limbs, they take longer to mend until Serph sways as he stands -- vision blurring, head pounding -- and reaches for Jack to steady himself.