User blog comment:Lamosq1027/Predicting the Storyline/@comment-71.106.69.238-20140629215008/@comment-24783341-20140629220028

Here's a scenario:

The Rebels conclude that a Nuclear Bomb is the only way to kill off the Imperials.

The Imperials find out, and they conclude that they need to fight their way to the Rebel Outpost where the Bomb is being created. Let's say that Rebel Outpost where the Bomb is being created is somewhere deep in Rebel Territory.

The Imperials don't have enough firepower to fight their way through that, but if the Raiders and Imperials work together they might have a chance to pull it off. After telling Gantas that his people might be wiped out, Gantas might consider. See where I'm getting at? A mutual truce.

Oh, and yeah. There is a possibility that Stephenson has deep connections and maybe even Stephenson is being told what to do by a master of some kind. But yes, there are many possibilities concerning this mysterious Stephenson figure and where he falls in this deception.