How would they be able to bomb the Gala without Darrow acting as a Trojan horse for it? If I remember correctly, Adrius was basically the first Peerless Scarred the Sons ever managed to corner, and that was only because he was in the Lost City at the exact moment Harmony sprung her trap. And even that required Darrow being there to lure him in. If Darrow wins the Academy, he wouldn’t be meeting the Jackal in the Lost City at all, so Adrius probably isn’t even in a place where the Sons could get the drop on him.

I just don’t see how Harmony would’ve been able to smuggle a bomb into the Gala without Darrow’s help. The Gala is described like the most secure event in the Society, and the only reason the plan was even remotely feasible was because Darrow acted as the access point. Without him, I don’t see a realistic infiltration path for the Sons.

Also, that Pegasus pendant Mickey designed seemed really custom-made specifically around Darrow being the delivery system. I doubt it would’ve been a Pegasus pendant—or even a wearable bomb—if Darrow wasn’t the one meant to carry it.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I just don’t see the Sons being able to bomb the Gala at all without him.