Renoir bows his head and leans forward. What he needed to do was save his family. Back home he had no other purpose. But what is his purpose here? What other role might he serve when his family are here? All in need of rescue from the fate that awaits them back home.

"Take whatever turn becomes necessary."

Right. Left. That choice doesn't matter. The only choice that matters is does he act or does he repeat the behavior of another member of the family and wait to die.