Merlin pulled some of the gems they gathered from the lower floor and sat beside the two, healing them just enough to stabilize and stop their bleeding.
As she made sure they were stable, Merlin dragged them toward the stairs as fast as she could, starting with Amber, who was in a far more critical condition than Arad.
When Merlin managed to drag both of them inside the stairs to avoid the searing heat of the desert, she finally started inspecting their wounds in detail.
As she expected, Amber had it far worse than Arad. She lost her left forearm up to the elbow, and the muscles of her upper arm had also burned, causing them to cease function. The leftover stem tip was burnt to a crisp, causing parts to start falling apart.
Looking above, Merlin could see cracks spreading from the burned arm up to Amber's left cheek and chest. The heat had rapidly spread across her veins and seared the muscles of her upper left side.
