The Patriarch couldn't help but feel genuine surprise seeing Gideon's affection towards his friends.
'Their bond is amazingly strong.' He was especially surprised by Nathan and Kosmo. After all, they only met Gideon after he came to Kepler, so seeing them so close came as a surprise to him.
'Still it's not a bad thing. I doubt they'd want to be useless to him, so they'll do anything in their power to stand by him.' He analyzed and smiled to himself.
***
When Gideon healed all of them, they regained consciousness. And Gideon had put his indifferent face back on.
Basically, he told them that they would continue to endure the pressure until they no longer got injured and could do it without too much effort. So that's what they did.
The group of four lost track of time as the four powerhouses constantly battered them with their auras untils they were no better then tenderized meat.