Well-- that may be, Ms. Nieyli, but, unless they start talking to us (and they seem to be able to-- the Hilen Tukoss impersonation-- they just don’t), our abilities to monitor their doings and try to work out their intentions are kind of limited to further aggression on our part.
Something terrible happened at the heart of Jove space-- Caroline’s Star. Its causes remain unexplained, but the Jove, it seems, are gone. Whatever the Hives are for, whatever their true nature, it’s something huge in a way that is difficult to describe. Even if we come to this with unclean hands, we can’t just let them do whatever they want.
The only reason to openly face an enemy in total silence is if there’s nothing to say, and one of you is going to die.