>>6174677‘Look, instead of trying to puppet around Hado, why not try to work WITH him? Maybe you can get much more out of that, if he’d agree to it.’
‘I highly doubt that.’ the voice responds, Hado still keeping a poker face, even though now Sala is poking him in the cheek and asking if he was even listening to her.
‘You can doubt it all you want, but do you really have a plan beyond trying to grab the sword and run? Not just the short term, but the long term too. You make it out of here, maybe get some powerful artifacts somewhere else, and… then what?’
‘You believe that I stand to gain more through cooperation with this witless mortal?’
‘Yes. Because I doubt you really have a solid plan. Especially if we somehow lose. You might be another loose end that needs to be tied up by someone who’s not too happy with Zelos “betraying” him.’ you point out. ‘Why not stack the deck in your favor? Work with him. Work with us.’
‘Do you truly believe you can succeed? Do you know what Yalbadoth is capable of?’
>A. Yes, and yes. We can, and will, win>B. By all means, tell us what you think we’re up against>C. You say this like you think YOU can get away from his wrath. Can you?>D. Something else? 