[Somewhat willingly is fair to say. If a host really put up a fight about helping out, they wouldn't force them. But few Hosts had done so, and those that did- often didn't last long. For many reasons.]

If you decide to pursue it, you may let me know after your return.

[The question bears no immediate response, as Prince blinks, slowly, and shifts his attentions momentarily to the spooling engine of one of the ships. Thinking, clearly. It was not an answer he would give flippantly.]

It is a possibility. Our only goal is to get her to where she can tell the truth to the people. If nothing comes of it, if Bal and Inival are left unchecked, then there is nothing we can do about it. At the very least the truth has been heard, and perhaps someday it will be acted upon.

[It was less than a complete failure, but it was nothing like a success. That was not unusual. They were fighting a losing battle. It had been that way for far longer than he had been a Host. A reality the new Broods would soon have to face.]

Either way, we will not stay in this place long enough to see the results for ourselves.