[ For a short moment, it feels like time is holding its breath. He can see Ren stopping, frozen in his tracks. Across their (admittedly weak but still there) mental link, he feels the sensation of stomach churning. And then rage, unadulterated.

Karlon goes toppling over the railing and everything snaps back into motion.

Pain flares along his arm and he kicks out behind him, catching his attacker in the knee well enough to loose their grip. He shakes loose, darting through the gap the guards left in their own shock. They're recovering quickly and he returns fire as best he can, long legs giving him the advantage in gaining distance.

Catching up to both members of the nest, he watches warily as Steve clambers over the other side of the railing, announcing that Karlon's alive. Not that it's going to do them all much any good, considering. Ren is saying something about covering and it's really too much. ]

You and you. [ Hux gestures with the active end of the stun blaster to two guards who've caught up. Dimly, he can tell they're worried under all the anger. ] Go get your boss before he falls all the way down the cliff. There's someone over the railing trying to help him already.

[ Here's hoping this works. ]