But that's exactly the reason I suggest. He is above suspicion. Missile is intelligent enough to act as a player but has no particular value in strategy and the like. However, as a defensive measure, the best choices would be the small children or the dog.

[She shrugs slightly.]

And I am indeed desperate. What do you expect in a fight for my life? None of us have any evidence to actually use in these 'trials'... only circumstancial inference and groundless accusation.