Ana smiles ruefully at him and the conclusion that he's reached. That song and dance is rather familiar. She used to fight against people like that--powerful tyrants, terrorists, evil men with enough power in their hands to make a grab for more. People who would rather resort to fear than diplomacy to get what they wanted.
"There are some people in the world who will only listen to force. They won't care about playing fair, so long as they get what they want. And so, it falls to us to fight them with whatever means we have. If that means not playing fair, well... That's fine, so long as you don't sink to their level."
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Ana smiles ruefully at him and the conclusion that he's reached. That song and dance is rather familiar. She used to fight against people like that--powerful tyrants, terrorists, evil men with enough power in their hands to make a grab for more. People who would rather resort to fear than diplomacy to get what they wanted.
"There are some people in the world who will only listen to force. They won't care about playing fair, so long as they get what they want. And so, it falls to us to fight them with whatever means we have. If that means not playing fair, well... That's fine, so long as you don't sink to their level."