Yeah. I was in my ship the Black Lion back when I was a Paladin. We were fighting our enemy and an energy blast ... Well, there was nothing left of me. But the Black Lion saved my soul, you could say, and I remained in her infinite consciousness until Keith found me there. He had our friend Allura transfer me to the clone's body, then our memories merged.

So, even though I was dead, I was also kinda alive at the same time too.

[ It's a weird explanation, he knows. His shoulders sink as he looks down, smile faltering. ]

I saw the facility full of clones. It was enormous.