And the Tribune was but a man, and they ate him and used his empty husk like a puppet.

[ That's just fine, Hayame. This is a position he's willing to defend. ]

The point is to consider the extent of the damage already done.

This isn't idealism or sentimentality. It's the very real threat of doing more damage than we realise. We can't afford to be so shortsighted. Zenith is not our only enemy, and it's one of the few things about any of this we know for a fact.