François was clever. He had not tried to sway Greyback's judgments or decisions directly. Instead, he had offered a mixture of truth and lies, then used reverse suggestion to guide Greyback into the trap, step by step.
He knew that Greyback had always been cautious. Having hidden in Ireland for so long, he would not act recklessly.
Any large-scale operation by the Werewolf Legion would expose their whereabouts. Greyback might even have to abandon Ireland and find another base.
The intelligence François had provided was full of temptations Greyback could not refuse.
For instance-large numbers of Muggles-
And then there was-the Wolfsbane Potion that could completely eliminate the werewolf poison!
To Greyback, large numbers of Muggles were not merely "rations," but also "potential werewolves." If he could infect them en masse, the Werewolf Legion would undoubtedly expand rapidly in a short time.
As for possible repercussions, or even a joint crackdown by the Muggle and wizarding governments?
As François had privately assessed, Greyback possessed a little cunning. At the very least, he could work out that if C dared to gather Muggles in such numbers, they must have something to fall back on.
Either those Muggles came from the bottom of Muggle society and were expendable to its government, or Vaughn was already prepared to face public scrutiny. If it was the former, there was nothing to worry about, and even if it was the latter, Greyback did not care.
Vaughn had captured the Muggles. What did that have to do with him?
Even if the Muggle government and Ireland's wizarding government wanted someone to answer for it, they should go after Vaughn!
Although Greyback's Werewolf Legion had dispersed into smaller groups and hidden within Muggle society, they had special means of contacting one another. In less than half an