Enjolras much prefers absolutes, too, and decisive action. But he has a great deal of practice at holding himself in readiness instead, and acknowledging unwelcome complications and nuance.

He nods, now.

"I haven't gone to any yet. But -- it's a dilemma. If I were urgently asked, or saw that I could be of aid... I don't have a ready answer."

"As you say, so much is circumstance. And the underlying principle is complex."