[quote=@Valiance]
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We prance around being careful and methodical, the dragon catches wind of what we’re doing, gets away, disappears and does this to someone else. This place isn’t in our hands, but if that happens, whatever comes next [i]will[/i] be.
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If it intended to leave, why would it have waited? We cannot indiscriminately destroy their second chance.