And if you'd found a sympathetic ear, mayhap you would have known of said alarms, and been able to reconnoiter with the help of something that would not have been detected--such as an aetheric construct. What I am saying is that we do have the time to do basic reconnaissance on an unknown target before rushing in and perhaps getting someone killed.

Tis not punishment if they are now distrustful, for they do not know the extent of outside involvement. It's nothing more than pragmatism, and I do not blame them for it.