It took me 10 seconds after I scrolled past the comic to get it. Very well done punchline.
Took me a while too
Oh. I interpreted that it was the classic case of infighting delaying the actual solution enough that the issue finally came to meet them. If they hadn’t been pedantic towards the leader, he could have warned them of the threat and potentially avoided it.
Idk that seems like a stretch
Breaking the ice is cutting through the awkwardness of getting to know a new person, but that doesn't seem to be the situation here...
It's "enemy" for those wondering
Wow, if only it said "enemy" on the comic as the eighth word out of 12. Or, if you go by panel, then it's the fourth word on the top right panel...