"I... guess." He feels a little bit like he's being pitied, but there's not much he can do about that. Instead he just closes his hand around the rock, watching Daniel's face for a moment before pulling back.

The sea... ugh. They all come from it, don't they? Here and elsewhere... it's just spoiled a bit for him now. "I can at least take it to the Archives. It's better than nothing. And maybe some other Sleeper knows this language..."