"I'm certain this is the reason why we are taught a certain amount of detachment and acceptance, but it is occasionally troubling to think that there is so much that could be done for these worlds, if people with our talents were to find them. The forces represented in this village alone could have altered the tides of our own galaxy for the better."

[He accepts the drink with a frown.]

"I suppose it's foolish of me, but at times it does trouble me."