I don't want... No, you know what, neither of us are well and this isn't the time for a nuanced argument over the future of mages.

If you've told the Wardens about you and Inessa, that will likely serve. Given the Wardens' general history of being rather insular, I may talk to someone else myself. Myrobalan is a talented researcher and I know he can be discreet, he's a possibility.

I'll keep the other three of you out of it as far as it's up to me. But we'll get farther, faster, if we collaborate.