Precisely. If they're willing to go that far, there's no telling what they could do.

[ Bonds are power and Gigas has no bonds?? Who knows. Hell, even Hans can make nice with a horse. ]

It's very likely that we'll have to accept any demands they make, short of asking for a complete surrender. I don't know how willing the people of Caldera would be to do that.

[ Or the people of Union, for that matter. ]