Nalise is Kaleesh, which is to say he is nothing. Raised on Emmenas' estate, he grew up reading gospel that declares his species less-than-sentient, and spent most of his life parroting said gospel. Yet when forbidden philosophy fell into his hands, he forged a new idea: Situated Sentience, a fragile but original spark that proves he can think beyond mimicry. For that defiance, Emmenas broke him. But Nalise will not vanish: he is determined to make himself heard, and to ensure Emmenas dies knowing he was wrong.