No one argued.
Because they could not.
I let that settle, then spoke one last time.
"So decide," I said calmly. "Do you want to keep doing this and hope for small wins, or do you take one risk and aim for something bigger?"
This time, I stayed silent.
And waited.
Because at this point, the outcome was no longer in my hands.
It was in their greed.
The silence stretched just long enough to become heavy, and that was when the leader finally gave in. He looked at the others again, searching for resistance, but all he found was hesitation mixed with greed, and that combination always leaned in one direction in the end.
"…Fine," he said, almost reluctantly. "We try it your way."
I did not react immediately because reacting too fast would have made it look like I cared more than I should. Instead, I gave a small nod, like this was the natural conclusion I had expected from the start.
"A good decision," I said in an even tone.
