Personally, I think the island needs to stay neutral if we have any hope of preserving it as a lifeline for Springstar. That's not just my decision, of course, but I'm laying the groundwork to help make it happen. If the arrangement goes ahead and people agree it's an effective solution, maybe we can maintain it so long as the war for the Oracles continues.

Otherwise, all Zenith need to do is torch the fields and starve us out. We have more to lose than Yima does from such a strategy, don't you think? In that case, it won't make a difference whether we fight them or not -- if anything, the fighting will make the damage even worse.

[She'll probably hate this next part, but he'll say it nonetheless.]

And besides, even if you don't care about your safety, I do. I'll feel better knowing Zenith are less emboldened to sneak around there and pick fights.