Staring us right in the face!
Whenever Q says "10 days.", it means that whomever they are going after have 10 days to make a deal/comply. Once that is up, they forfeit their one and only chance to save themselves.
"10 days." doesn't mean we will see ANYTHING happen on our end. It is a message for THEM!
"Darkness." means it was their last chance, collectively. We are truly in the end game. Sides have been drawn and we are seeing it all play out now. We're just going through the motions.
These last type of guys will not be enticed by anything. I guess the only way to catch this particular type of predator is to lure them out. It will take some excellent bait though.
(I don't know why exactly your comment triggered my brain, but in Dutch there's a saying: Iemand een loer draaien (to swing a lure on someone): it's when you play a dirty trick on someone. It originates from falconry: you let the falcon nearly catch the lure and then yank it away. )
I hear ya! Good theory.