It... turned into this? [ Brigade makes a mental note to ask Hikaru what happened between the time it was a stone till it became a shield. He wasn't about to speculate with Sensei An'yu and wrack his brain over something which could be first ironed out. ]

Maybe... he's not dead, sir? Maybe he's still in there fighting to live? [ Brigade feels a sudden sadness for the shield ] Maybe he's... still trying to walk his pilgrimage to redemption?