Operation Eye for an Eye

"This is a part of the diplomacy thing, really. We will strike at the armed humans—those who already terrified all the others. This way, we will do two things at once!"

I demonstratively counted on fingers.

"First, we will earn the gratitude of other humans for dealing with their problems. Second, we will show that we are even stronger than these warriors—and they should be *even more* afraid of us."

I added a third finger.

"Finally, we will add some positive reinforcement. Earlier, some humans left us gifts—even if we couldn't pick them up, we will reward these humans with our attention. Leave them some sign to show that we noticed. That we are watching! This will encourage them to bring more gifts. When the research camp is established near the village, they can gather the gifts there."

I could tell that most of my Advisers found my idea dubious at best. Only Workharder and Worriesgone looked like they were actually considering it.