[One appreciate murmur is all Jasper offers on the matter. He has waged enough war and witnessed enough destruction that he knows the end result. His head shakes in disbelief; unlike now his motivations had been deeply personal. What ought be his motivation here?]

The lure of power seems as great in this world as any other.

[Power? That is reason alone to act. Still, he sounds skeptical of being dragged into another's war.]

I would hope our hosts intend not to drag us into conflict. But I find myself without much to hope for these days.