Dilemma - Silver Lining In The Clouds

Knowing Taf's concerns, Mr Ming placed the pills in his pouch without any doubts about their effects. Thus the two sat upon the roof throughout the night. There wasn't anything that was not discussed. From new potential recipes for the restaurant's menu to Taf's near life and death experiences. Apart from May, Mr Ming was the only person Taf felt comfortable divulging all that burdened his mind. What made it worth worthwhile was the counsel that he was given.  

When speaking of his current circumstance, Old Ming advised, "Our rules of survival are simple. Identify the greatest potential threats after which you proceed to the next step. Now, what are the options that lay before you if things were to deteriorate? Do you eliminate, neutralize, or simply flee? Keep these things in mind. In all other factors remember, if your greatest asset is your strength; then it is also your great weakness. Approach each battle as the serpent who sparsely uses its venom."