Talk:Lexa/@comment-178.173.6.35-20160203183601/@comment-25176701-20160203215720

"Leaving the MM alive gave Lexa the benefit of having a common enemy keeping the Coalition together."

That's what most people are confused by. Either way, the Coalition would have collapsed.

If the SP lost and the MM started living outside Mount Weather, do you really think the majority of the Grounders would respect Lexa's truce with the MM? Of course not, especially not the Ice Nation. I Even if Lexa did hold true to her word and leave the MM in peace, other Clans would want revenge. They would take it upon themselves to obliterate the MM, despite what Lexa said. The moment the MM were gone, the Coalition would have collapsed anyways.

Also, even if the Clans did respect the truce with the MM, then the MM would no longer be their enemies. The lack of a common enemy would cause the Coalition to break.

No matter the way you look at it, the Coalition ended the moment the war between the MM and SP took place.