Medical officer Agrippa stroked his mandibles with the digits of one hand before speaking.
"Well, he was in very bad shape. His heart was failing, his pulse was dangerously weak and irregular even without the injuries. Now we've been able to augment it with biomechanical aids that should keep it beating stronger for some time yet, but the sword wound that he suffered in the battle was the real issue. It severed his spine, and caused severe lacerations to his internal organs. We've been able to repair the internal damage, but his spine... if we could have gotten to him earlier... I'm sorry Captain. The damage is beyond our technology to repair."