Iris, who had been pacing around during the conversation, stopped completely. The coalescent of the unit slowly turned to face Tat.
"...is this some kind of jest?" Iris asked slowly. "We knew you were a bit mischievous, but you, of all people, a member of the corruption?
A universe ruled under one authority as you describe would, without a doubt, be peaceful." Iris conceded. "however, we of the unity have always strived to be one through eliminating individuality, not ranking our members by it. In a universe which you describe, in which everything is ruled by a few, what would the purpose of living in such a world be? Many will be born to be ruled by a few - the exact opposite of everything the unity stands for."
Yes, there were ranks within the Unity. Yes, there was authority. But those authorities and ranks where there to help guide, not rule. Even as Iris had sat on the council, all from the great captains to the lowest acolytes were permitted to voice their opinions. The unity acted as one mind.
And that one mind was both unanimous in it's decision that they would not accept this deal, and that they sincerely hoped this was some form of jest on the part of the troll.