Nidhogg and the Monetarists

[Fenral]

As for the rest, yeah, we'd just look like a nutcase. We could still act in ways that didn't play into the Ascians' hands though, even without explaining anything to anyone.

That's unlikely. We've always been prone to act in the most idealistic way possible and simply hope for the best without much thought towards possible negative repercussions. For all we know, it's the Ascians themselves making sure certain paths seem the most desirable. That is how ancient conspiracies work, after all, and they've been at it for a long time, rather, for all of time.