 After a discussion with Sir Rodney Greenwood, he finds himself in the position of having to make a counter-proposal.He responds by saying that an attack of that magnitude would prompt Fabletown to reveal its existence to the mundys (mundane peoples), would be so angry at the Empire's use of biological weapons that they would immediately unite with Fabletown and with each other, using their combined infrastructure and technology to invade the Homelands using magic, automatic weapons and fighter jets.As such, Geppetto decides that the Snow Queen's three-year plan will not work.