"I wouldn't call it naive. That kind of thinking often leads to less fighting." He smiles at Palmer kindly. The man needs some encouragement. "Don't let them get into your head. They may enjoy sowing discord as much as they like attacking us."

His smile turns to a look of distaste. Venom. He still doesn't entirely trust that goopy little symbiont. "Yes, perhaps. He actually eats people, though. Doesn't he? Or at least he used to."