 As a result of Pinocchio's report on the likely retaliation from the mundane world, Geppetto decided that all the Fables in the mundane world will have to be assassinated prior to their attack, in order to prevent them from informing the mundane authorities of the source of the invasion and rallying them against the Empire.He ordered the Snow Queen to make the necessary plans and to contact Hansel to impress on him the urgency of his mission.Geppetto intended the attack to take place in three years time.