Sten is not certain if Kallian would ever be as happy as he is, a complete man. With his soul, his sword, returned to him, he could go back. But not without finishing this task.
He would follow the kadan, Kallian Tabris, to the resolution of her heavy burden. And if the time comes that the Qun demands that the southern barbarians be educated and civilized, he is certain that she would resist. For her, her freedom is kadan, and that she would die in defense of it; he would not look for her in that battlefield.