"... I'm not certain. I enjoy following them, keeping them safe as I can. They are like an elder sibling to me. I do strike out on my own sometimes, earning coin and honing my skill. And yet..."

There's something a little lost in his eyes. "I only wish to help defend the world as well. To extend that protection to all that I would have given to my people. I'm not as selfless as they are - not in that way - but..."

His gaze falls away, looking at one of the mirrors. Where he would be standing there's... nothing. He looks away again. "Finding oneself is a lifelong endeavor. I'm still barely more than a child by my peoples' reckoning. I'd like to find a more personal purpose, but I... do not know how to begin looking."

Gods, he's saying all of this to Eula Darnus. What have the worlds come to?