[ an admirable goal but...well -- a decade into her job and she recognizes the wafting odour of idealism. ]

Kind of a mouthful, don't you think? Not to mention the part where pathway tend to -- more often that not -- turn into big giant interdimensional sink-holes.

But trust me. I'm no fan of the Malnosso. Not by a long shot. But it's patently ridiculous to suggest that the Third Party might not really be an enemy.