[Well, he does bring up a good point. After Anwick, Pearl had questioned ALASTAIR'S motives, only briefly. But this new mission of theirs, trying to bring the sun back... those concerns rose to the surface once again. She exhales heavily, with a slump of her shoulders.]

I'm not sure if we are doing the right thing anymore. [She shrugs and looks down at her lap.]

This was originally a conflict between humans and goblins. And we just came right into the middle of it all. Meddling, if anything. And it's only gotten us locked up... more than once.