Quote Originally Posted by Fenral View Post
Oh, of course we are. Can't be a hero to everyone, and the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows... But Ascians have none.
The Ascians don't cast shadows because we are their shadows and vice versa.

No doubt we factor into their plans or they're able to work around us, but if we were instrumental to their overarching scheme neither Lahabrea nor Nabriales would have tried to kill us (though whether or not Lahabrea was actually trying is rather suspect, and Nabriales was a loose cannon).