While it would be easy for Heroic to wilt away as the winds change beneath them, that's just not in TeSeS' nature.
The still-young Dane has seen it all in Heroic, but there's one challenge he's not really had 'til this point: leading the team himself.
Losing cadiaN was never going to be easy. The AWPer was more than just that; he was a leader, both emotionally and logically, and was the beating heart of the organic Heroic machine. TeSeS, though, doesn't really seem to mind the challenge of taking on the in-game leader mantle.
"It's a very free chance to take the opportunity to try, without consequences, and I knew that I would do everything to try and make it work and even though it's maybe not for a long time, I'll get something out of it."
It's that determination that encapsulated Heroic for the last year or so, and that might make TeSeS the perfect internal promotion to the role.
"It's very exciting, it's very fun to try. I love working really hard and trying to prepare a lot and I think we had a really great week of practice and it has gone above expectations. Like I said, I'm really happy about the role and it's very fun, and I enjoy it. Also, the fulfilment it gives when everything is succeeding is something that is a very good feeling."
It's an often-repeated 'truth' that taking up leadership roles makes you weaker as a player - not entirely without merit - but TeSeS believes that IGLing will actually improve him in the long run, even if not in the short term.
"I'll be more confident with taking initiative, I'll get more confident with reading the opponent, and all kind of things that are going to make me a better player in the future. I was very aware of that, and that's why I didn't see any reason not to try it when I had the opportunity to do it."
It wasn't a role he saw himself taking before cadiaN left the team, though.
"It's not something I'd thought about earlier, it was more when the opportunity was there that I took it because I knew it would benefit me no matter what in the future."
He recognised that while practice had been "above expectations", that it might not be quite as easy once all the lights were on.
"It's one thing to do a good job in practice and something else to do it in studios and in arenas for that matter. It's a whole different kind of pressure that I haven't tried before. "
Expectations for Heroic might be as low as they've been for a long time, and in some ways that contributes to the feeling of it being "without consequences" that TeSeS mentioned before, and he's keen to stress that looking at results might not "get you the answer you want" when it comes to quantifying his performance as a leader.
"It's obviously on how you're handling the hectic moments and dealing with everything, if you completely crumble or not. If you call things that make sense and you see there's a plan with everything, it's not just fully random, that's more where I look rather than "did we win against FaZe Clan?" and so on. If you do that, then it's probably a bit tough."
Esports is, though, a results business - and a big result might go a long way to helping him prove his worth.
He has been impressed with two of the players that Heroic have brought in to help them here in the blaring sun of Abu Dhabi, though, stressing that both Salazar and Zyphon are "very good" teammates who bring "a lot of ideas" to the team.
The AWPer apparently has a "brain that remembers everything" and as a player is "very easy to play with", as well as being a great guy outside of the server, while Zyphon has "evolved a lot" and has mechanical skill that "speaks for itself".
"With Salazar coming in, we've had seven days of practice I believe where we were able to go through all of the maps that we're playing and I think that everyone is feeling really comfortable in the team and we've created a really good environment that everyone is capable of performing in.
"That's what I wanted to create for all the players because that's the way we have the best way to have a chance to do good stuff here in Abu Dhabi and that's what we're all here for. We're just looking forward to see what we have and what our level is when we come to the studio."
Looking past that and into the future - a topic that undoubtedly will be at the forefront of the fans of Heroic - TeSeS seems quite relaxed and believes that the org will do what is best, also stating that he will go along with "whatever they decide".
"We have obviously been having talks with Heroic and give our opinion on what we should do, and they obviously have an organisation's point of view. They have to get the best players possible and make themselves an attractive team, that they think is going to win trophies and going to get where we want to be. That's the same goal for me and Sjuush and Xizt has. Obviously we want a team that wins trophies, that's where we're aiming. That's the common goal right now."
When pushed on what he thinks Heroic should do, TeSeS is pretty open to any plans that come along - but does seem to hint he thinks an international IGL might be the best path.
"Right now my mind is pretty open, if you look at the Danish scene you would hope you could get an established IGL but it's not really possible because all of the Danish IGLs are playing for top teams and if you look international, there's far more opportunities. But we will see what Heroic goes with."
Heroic's first game will be tomorrow at 16:00 local time (13:00 CEST) against FaZe - which you will probably agree, is not the easiest start.
TeSeS might not be judging himself on whether or not they win, but we're sure there will be plenty of fans who do.
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