"For better and worse, that's true. We don't know what reprisals the Malnosso have in store for us, but Sir Catherine considers this move to be an integral one to our continued survival. I'm inclined to believe him for the time being." The trust that the older members seemed to exhibit towards him was telling enough.

"I know that I certainly won't shy away from claiming responsibility, myself. I feel quite accustomed for having a hand in unspeakable acts, after all," he says with an ironic smile.