[Lailah probably sees the stricken look cross his face plain as day, but Sorey obediently bites his tongue and keeps his immediate protests to himself. She's right. He can't just make a decision here and now without even thinking about it, but- it's just unfathomable, him being Shepherd again. Not after what he did. Not after Dezel, and Zaveid, and her and-

And Mikleo.

...if Rose knew he'd fallen to malevolence, she'd probably kill him. She never tried to hide what her true goals were.]

Lailah, [Sorey begins, reaching up to touch her hand on his shoulder,] I wouldn't- Even if I said yes, [and he has no idea why Lailah would agree to it, after how he'd tried to hurt her,] I could't ask Dezel or Zaveid to come back.

...has this ever happened before? Anything like this at all?