We were sent to negotiate the use of some old mines in the area, not to pick a fight. ( their arrival hadn't been exactly welcome, but that was business as usual. )

While there, I noticed some suspicious activity and brought it to my team lead's attention. Our policy is to assess and evaluate any potential threats or assets. And the power was too significant to ignore. ( murphy has some idea of what mavis is capable of, but he has no idea what she actually feels like; how it's like peering into the heart of a supernova. )

Unfortunately, the situation soured pretty quickly when we tried to investigate further. We were outnumbered, and they underestimated us.

( the real kicker, of course, was that the mines turned out to be totally useless. )