All I know is that Urik was deeply traumatized by Malefax. Malefax was the dark center of his world for years; Malefax murdered his entire family in front of Urik, kidnapped him, "trained" him, manipulated his emotions and kept him prisoner.
For Urik to grow, he needs to face Malefax, but Malefax is dead. This is part of why I've played Urik so quiet. He is quiet, and he's been processing years of darkness. Now the focus of all his fear, anger and hate; his own internal symbol of the Dark Side, stands before him.
Time for Urik to deal with all that, however it pans out.