True... but the reason I began with that disclaimer is because "scholars" lose their mind if I don't. And the theory is "heavy". If true, if that's what Cayde's mission was as part of the Echo protocols... a profound revelation. But, I think, given what we know about the Vanguard and how it has been manipulated... the mission makes sense. We exterminated the Amhakara. We fed tribute to the Witch Queen and eliminated her rivals... We removed her worm, and now she's MIA... The mission makes sense. Even IF Zavala is a Manchurian candidate type of sleeper agent. It also, then, makes sense that Cayde couldn't do it. Because I think he knew about Mara, so there he is... he sees Mara manipulating us, he knows that this is a simulation of the Witch Queen... then he sees Zavala... the puppet leader, child soldier... Zavala is innocent, he couldn't do it.