Quote Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh View Post
Well, Lahabrea was totally obliterated by the Blade of Light at that time, so he'd have no time to take Gaius' body before the base blew up nor did Lahabrea had time to recover after the fact (we don't see him again until a few patches later). Even then, Gaius' body is probably mangled beyond belief since he was caught in the explosion, so it does the Ascian no good to posses a broken body.
Hmm, not so sure. Lahabrea was cast out of Thancred but he was by no means destroyed. So then since he wasn't, who else is still there. Gaius. Lahabrea jacks him right before the place goes up and ports off to lick his wounds.

When it comes to The Ascians they ARE Deus Ex Machina.