Kael took a breath, his own hand finding Elias’s arm. The fire in his eyes was gone, replaced by a cold, sharp clarity. "Ready. Brother up."
Kael stopped. He looked at Elias—really looked at him. He saw the gray at Elias’s temples and the way his shoulder hitched from an old wound he’d taken while pulling Kael out of a burning transport. Elias had never asked for thanks. He had just "brothered up." [S1E14] Brother Up
They stood together as the door gave way—two men bound by a debt that could never be repaid, facing the end the only way they knew how: as one. Kael took a breath, his own hand finding Elias’s arm