Henri Delacour skillfully crafted a trap, and Mother happily triggered it. Counting on her greed for glory and prestige, he provoked her, with an inconsequential issue, to launch an ill-advised attack on his clan.
He wiped out most of Mother’s veteran soldiers with one smart move, nullified her reputation, and eliminated her as a viable competitor. Ultimately, he was in such a perfect position that he could even let the survivors go instead of killing them and/or raiding the Night Clan’s c