"That, or we can just kill you all and do all of that from the top of your graves."
Even before I said that I knew that uttering those words was akin to treading a fine line between discouraging Etaria's cooperation and actually using this open threat to entice her instead.
But in all honesty, this statement allowed me to avoid the one thing that would be far worse than throwing a threat or two the princess' way.
It allowed me to avoid the issue of not knowing how to end the conversation. And while, in terms of our negotiations it wouldn't mean anything, the impression left by my sudden social ineptitude could bring forth results far worse than just treading on thin ice for a while.
