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That being said, and moving forward, I propose that Talos knowing Hal will perpetually be a threat and a thorn to his side, the way forward should be to preempt Hal's coup instead.
By preparing our own coup to be waiting on standby
We've already implanted our own powerful Data-Jinn, now we need to follow it up with more, more custom built djinn hidden in the fibers of the Red Planet, more agents, winning over key personnel and figures on Mars and ensuring their loyalty to us, and having as many assets of ours prepared for that day.
The schism is inevitable, Talos can surely see it, even if he doesn't realize it's Horus who will trigger it and not Hal's own ambition. But he can and should try to prepare for it if he cannot stop it so that he comes out on top.
This is a very, very good reason why Alpharius should be the brother we keep loyal, so we can have as many of his agents stationed on Mars at a given time on our side, not Horus, to give us at least a chance of ensuring Mars does not become the open door to the war master but a closed one.
Play nice with Hal, let him think we are so gullible and naive, while we are also sharpening our own hidden blades.
