[quote=@Threads of Fate] The reason is simply that there is a path where no one's futures are jeopardized and you are left unsatisfied, and there is a path where their futures are placed in danger and you remain unsatisfied. The former is preferable, therefor that's the path I'll take. My information states that he was involved in the so-called "Nobility Incident," and is capable of making the request I need made on his own behalf and having it fulfilled, allowing for the results that I need without any conflicts or unnecessary interactions. Since I cannot make the request while maintaining my status as an observer, nor would it likely be fulfilled, this becomes a useless path and so I've rejected it. Your other questions have classified answers. [/quote] Yet you lack the knowledge that we rarely abide by the rules of individuals who make baseless claims or outrageous request. If telling the truth, you know this path won't work out either and that you're walking it the wrong way. That means that you went into this aware of the fact, or that you're lying. You seem rather intelligent, so I'll temporarily rule out the latter, unless lying is a means to achieve your end. Either way, the result is the same: you know what you're doing here and that it wouldn't work. You prepared to be rejected because it led to the outcome you desired; otherwise, you'd make up some other scenario or go down a different path. Then what's your angle? Why did you choose this way? When you stare at the clouds in the sky, don't you find it exciting?