"Merely eliminates one menace."
"I don't think it would work."
"May I try?"
"May I have your head if you fail?" snarled Vorgan.
"Then I shall not try, Lord of All."
Vorgan nodded cryptically. "Losing faith in your own ability?"
"No. I merely have reason to respect your judgment."
"You are a true diplomat, Lindoo. Someday it will get you into trouble."
"When it does, that is a sign that I am not as good a diplomat as I thought I was."
"Or that someone has exceeded you, Lindoo."