Ellie saw Jae run off, hopefully to get a teacher to help, and shot another plume of fire toward the beastie to cover her. She couldn't do that too often. It was attracting the hydra's attention, or at least one or two of its head. She didn't think she could hold them off forever, and if legend was to be believed, it would be a very bad idea to kill one of those heads.
Still, she didn't want to give it access to Bayani and Sorin. Ellie moved into a better position to cover the opening without risk of burning them. There was one thing she had to know if she was going to be able to protect them both without being distracted, and she turned to look over her shoulder. "Is he alive?!"