"If I was in their position, I know I would wish for that. This goes off and the genie is out of the bottle so to speak. Once one bomb is used, it's logical to assume that the Eye would be willing to use and make more. Furthermore, if I were Malnosso, I would be noting that this power would be in the hands of a group that sells its services to the highest bidder.
That would be very frightening to me. We do not know who else is out here aside from the Eye, the Malnosso, and the Cultists. Could there be other groups that seek this power? Certainly. It's a possibility.
If I were Malnosso, I might consider this the trigger to begin developing my own Shift Bombs just in case. The line's been crossed, I have no choice, and perhaps I want the threat of mutually assured destruction as a negotiating tool when dealing with these people from now on."
Law's expression is emotionless. Stone. "All I know is that things will escalate. In what way? Who ultimately knows - I can't claim I know the world and all the factors involved completely. Predicting how people will react is always a gamble at the best of times, and these are the worst. An enemy pushed into a corner is at their most dangerous and unpredictable. And even the very wise cannot see all ends."
"We're paying a price regardless of the option chosen. This isn't a situation where we can come away clean. So I suppose it comes down to instincts. What are yours telling you?"
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That would be very frightening to me. We do not know who else is out here aside from the Eye, the Malnosso, and the Cultists. Could there be other groups that seek this power? Certainly. It's a possibility.
If I were Malnosso, I might consider this the trigger to begin developing my own Shift Bombs just in case. The line's been crossed, I have no choice, and perhaps I want the threat of mutually assured destruction as a negotiating tool when dealing with these people from now on."
Law's expression is emotionless. Stone. "All I know is that things will escalate. In what way? Who ultimately knows - I can't claim I know the world and all the factors involved completely. Predicting how people will react is always a gamble at the best of times, and these are the worst. An enemy pushed into a corner is at their most dangerous and unpredictable. And even the very wise cannot see all ends."
"We're paying a price regardless of the option chosen. This isn't a situation where we can come away clean. So I suppose it comes down to instincts. What are yours telling you?"