Originally posted by The Ellimist
It could put Jadus on Galen's tier, at which point if Arcann >>> early Outlander > Jadus...we don't want that.
My impression was that he protected the ship from most of the explosion and slipped away, with everyone just assuming it was totally destroyed since "nothing could have survived." The ship itself was still perfectly functional, nobody mentions any damage to it and Kaliyo even says how nice of a ship it is.
Regardless, as you said he still blocked the explosion.