Let's suppose you have a pet whose arcane ability boosts your STR by 15, which in turn boosts your health by 150.

Now let's suppose you are in battle and while your health is boosted by 150 you get hit leaving you with only 50 health before you finally kill the bad guys. And now a second later the arcane boost expires. Do you die because you lose the extra 15 STR?

I guess I'm wondering how exactly that process works. Perhaps a developer can explain.