Does the novice or the dead master own the inherited skill?

When the novice receives the master's memories, does he have the skill himself, or does the dead master still have it?

Stewart says the distinction is complicated and addressed in the book; he does not resolve it here.

Whether the novice or the older mind possesses the skill remains unresolved here. Glynn Stewart calls the distinction complicated and says the book addresses it. The young man is already bitter and angry, while the older man has greater reasons for anger about the same things. Their shared memories therefore intensify a shared grievance.