It was tried with just four people. Zulf's attempts were noble, but there just weren't enough people to change the future. But with the numbers we have now, it's possible.

I know I don't have concrete proof to hand to you, to show that it will definitely work. But neither do I have evidence that any of the other choices will turn out much better. Evacuate? We have no idea what will happen, but the word itself suggests abandoning the Bastion entirely.

Would you really throw away the one option we have that we actually have working knowledge of, tangible experiences provided for us by Zulf and the others, for something nobody has experienced before?