If he spent enough time around him, Gai would find Zeratul to be just as deadly serious and dramatic as the other two. It was a conscious effort on his part to remain distant from the emotions that would drag him there, though. No one else needed to share in his burdens except himself.

"It is certainly more," he nodded. "My heritage is quite different from theirs, though we are all still protoss."

Zeratul hesitated at the last question. To be perfectly honest, Tassadar was the first Khalai he had ever befriended, and that had only lasted a few months before he died. His practical experience in the matter was lacking. "Your efforts were appreciated, of that I am sure. What Tassadar may have needed was another protoss, and access to the Khala."