He stared down at Rose, and then another memory made itself be known, of Tsu'tey asking him to do the Duty of Olo'eyktan, to be his Last Shadow.
"I don't... I..." he stammered out, then went quiet. Turning away from her, he clasped his hands behind his head for a moment, trying his best to think. He sat down as suddenly as he'd stood up. What else had he done?