I'm not trying to disrespect your promise, I'm saying the Barians will have support. Help from Juudai and I. And maybe politicians can run rings around us, but we're in tooo much of a precarious spot to throw us under the bus. As long as they can't go around us, they have to work with us.

[ He grits his teeth, his fists clenching. ]

Alex, you know I don't want to do this. I'm trying to put this behind us.