[ They're all reasonable concerns and questions to raise, all the more so coming from a war in which all leaders did in fact acknowledge the existence of a problem... But the instigator of that war had taken a course of action that impacted everyone without ever broaching possible solutions.

Hell, Yuri has his own issues with Rhea's draconian run of the Church, and he respects her on a personal level... But that's back home, and now there's the small matter of getting back home. ]

Insane's an apt description. [ Said with a small, wry quirk of his lips. Whatever the details, however Claude's recollections of home differs from his or Byleth's, he can be sure none of them want another war. ] Stalling at least affords more time to form a plan, yeah?

[ And that's something valuable in and of itself. ]

So do you— [ He halts abruptly, waiting for a soldier to breeze past them, on his way to greet one of his compatriots. Once he's well out of earshot, Yuri's gaze ticks back to Claude. ] have you come up with reliable sources of intel on the other side? Sounds like you're all in the sunny camp.