In which Nexan is defied

"A pill?"
"Yes. A pill."
"Nexan, you know that won't work. I know that won't work. We all know it won't work."
"How should you know? You haven't seen her in the longest time. You don't know the threat she poses."
"I think that you don't either."
"Explain."
"Max is dangerous. She's sensitive. She's unstable. The Darkness is causing this, of course, but taking the Darkness away would be suicide for Maxsodin."
"Suicide? The Darkness lives off her, Xahssa."
"Other way around, Superior. She lives off of it. She thrives off of it. You take it away and she'll be nothing but an empty shell."
"And is that so bad? Gone will be the dangers she brings to our Organization and-"
"This Organization is in danger whatever our condition."
"Yes, I will admit that. But a threat inside the Organization? That won't work."
"It seems obvious you don't know what goes on in your own Organization. Someone takes two steps and another drags them back one."
"We shall deal with that later. The main point is that we need to get rid of this Darkness inside of Maxsodin."
"I'll be damned before I let you step towards Max with that little green pill."
"Then so be it. This plan will continue, with or without you."
". . . Did Braxyd support this idea?"
"Braxyd knows nothing of this."
"So that's why you've gotten this far."
"And he doesn't need to know."
"Oh? And what's stopping me?"
"Xahssa, don't wear my patience."
"I don't want to. Just take that back to Xahnan, tell her to make a pill that will balance the Darkness and then I'll cooperate."
"That won't be easy."
"You know I'll make things harder if you don't."
"Why do you persist in annoying me and preventing the destruction of Max's inner Darkness? It could benefit us all."
"Because it won't benefit us all. Think of Max. Do you really want her gone?"
"I want the Darkness gone."
"Then go about things in a different way. Until then, I'll be the biggest obstacle in your plan. Something you can't afford to destroy."
". . . Very well. Go inform Xahnan of this change of plans."
"Not until you give me the pill."
"Here. Meet me in the meeting room in 20 minutes."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to go pay a visit to Max."