"Later, perhaps," Erik quips. But, he isn't about to follow that order. He's not some helpless bystander.

That monster is only going to be stunned for a moment. And it's going to be twice as angry when it recovers. It would be so easy to leave this man here for dead, but he's supposed to be self-actualizing or some-such thing here, isn't he? What a pain.

"I can get us both inside but you're going to have to put some trust in me."