"How is that different from war?" It sounds a lot like war. Internal problems became external problems really quick, as the betrayal of the Emperor by Horus clearly showed in the archives.

"There is danger here." Not the little obstacle course, but everything else. Too many people looking...happy. That had to be wrong. "There has to be something we can do with your intelligence." This other seemed to Know Things. And the more he told Gadriel, the sooner Gadriel could know what to do.