Once it is announced, Bast can't change anything. That's the whole point of this charm, actually ;).<br/>And it's a bit too early to be afraid of dying. I mean, you've got the best armour on the ship, and you're probably still on your personal essence which allows you not to rely on you armour at all. And you've got two Celestial Exalted against a single Terrestrial, so you have him at a disadvantage.<br/>That's why we made sure to attack them by surprise.