Ah, part of a con. It's smart, pretending you can't talk to avoid having to memorise a bunch of rubbish no one will ever ask.
We have the Templar Order and we're working on the stabbing them all thing, but it takes time to finish off so many arseholes when they've got power to spare. We've managed to wrestle back control of London at least, and that'll cripple their efforts in our country.