Reno's brow furrowed with worry. "That doesn't mean yer steppin' down as Guildmaster, though, right? I mean... I figured we'd want a base in Aqures Ixen anyway in case Aerilon got crystallized... not that we really have to worry about that now."

He rubbed his nose and leaned forward. "Look, I know things 're hard and we all wish Malik was here, but you have the most real experience of all of us. I can't..." He stopped and shook his head. "I'm happy ta' build a place for us, I'm happy to play support, but I can't lead a branch."

Even back home, he wasn't leading his own operations within his first year as a Turk.