[ Five is familiar with frustration that comes from a lack of urgency. It's too easy for him to see her point of view, and he's been here too long to tell them this is their problem to solve. He's fairly sure Natasha would need more convincing if he tells them they should do anything but leave. It'd be worse for the others, but their other prospects are grim.

Taking an army by force will only bring them more enemies. Better if they could sacrifice the few if it means bridging the gap in negotiations. ]

If we can't reason with them, what's stopping you from replacing the rest of the senate? Alir has been passing as one of them for this long, even with his eccentricities. He can't be the only one of his kind.