Is anyon else tired of Ascians story?

[Kesey]

We have no real evidence that the sundered Ascians are tempered. Fandaniel's behavior would suggest just the opposite, really.

There is no real evidence that they are not tempered. Emet stated they were. That being said, he can be seen as an unreliable source.

Furthermore, I'm not sure we can take a villain (Fandaniel) who has had 4 scenes of screen time as proof he isn't tempered. What we can take from his limited screen time is that is up to something bigger, and that clearly involves Zodiark, so even though this isn't the best evidence, how can say you he definitively isn't tempered?