Yeah, I'm nowhere near what one could call a model citizen, Yelena. I'm fully aware of my faults, and also that our actions here are only exacerbating the conflict.

[ Look at Peter, using big words and all. He sounds exhausted, though, as if he's had this conversation before with other people. ]

Entr'i could be like Cheri and Olexa, showing a pleasant face to hide their real intentions, having secret connections...We can't tell, we do not have enough intel. That's the issue. I want to believe your judgment, that she really is as good as she seems. But fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

Hasty decisions will only result in the deaths of innocent people and the infliction of even more pain on those who survive. People we will leave behind once the orb is in our possession. I really wish there was a way to stop that from happening.

[ Scorpion’s Bend left a mark on Peter, to say the least. ]

Maybe, we can...We all have some skills, power, magic, gadgets. There are other options than war. If only we could restrain or imprison the Higher One until things calmed down and the system could be changed to be more equitable.And yes, I know we're running out of time.

[ Hence, why he sounds so tired about the whole thing. ]