[ Asher's colloquialisms do him no favors; they make Koltira want to dismiss him. But he tries to control his own temper, nevertheless. ]

You lot have no evidence for your preposterous conspiracies. The only 'bigger picture' is this: a group that wishes to eradicate all that is, by whatever means necessary. I have dealt with such forces before. It is a hydra of many heads, no doubt, and those heads may regrow as we cut them. But it is still the only means of defeat.