Playing both sides.
"What is it? Are you finding yourself in a difficult situation?
Do you want a chance to redeem yourself?"
The Dragon asked the question and in an instant, Zarathor's expression changed.
He froze as the realization dawned in.
Seeing the smile on the Dragon's face, He realized that right now, he had no other choice but to give into this woman's games.
He was no longer the planner who initiated everything on his own, he was now a mere puppet who was instructed to do everything and followed those instructions to the dot.
This woman was playing a sick game.
Clearly, she wanted to control the Association and the moment she realized what was going on, she decided to use this chance to follow through with her plan. A plan so well thought out that no matter what they did simply because of how powerful she was.
They were trapped and right now, the only way they could survive was to play along with her games.