[X] "Do not act like an aggrieved party dragged to the court room," you reply coldly, "You refused to consider that notion, I'll remind you." -[X] "Without negotiation between two diametrically opposed forces, there can only be war. Since war was a distinctly unappealing proposition..." You shrug. They did not even try to negotiate. Why should you adjust your schedule for an enemy who attempts to claim that which you are owed? --[X] "Considering that I took my eyes off the Mask for only a moment and they're already half-way to pledging themselves to the Enemy of All, I'll only say this: You will consider my terms again or you will die. That's all there is to it." Letting them wander off to do who knows what isn't an option anymore. You would rather annihilate them wholesale than risk it.