If we want to take the more ruthless route.

[And, of course, Byleth's pragmatism was partial towards sniping the more dangerous elements of Zenith. He was reluctant to escalate, but since Zenith threw the first stone, as it were, he also understood that sometimes you just had to do distaseful things when your opponent decided to go for the kidneys.]

But we're not sure what the next Oracle will entail. It's difficult to plan a hunt with so many unknowns.