He inclines his head. "I see, Lady Saber. So much about this world, and about our role in it, is strange. To single one aspect out is itself strange, perhaps. But still, some part of me wonders -- we are called to this war because of who we are, I have been led to believe, and yet to achieve victory, our surest course of action is to behave as other than what we are. That seems to be what you suggest; forgive me if I have misheard your words."