Quote Originally Posted by Koo Rehtorb View Post
So you're saying that putting out the lantern is a major deterrence that should have made them think twice before attacking, but also that reestablishing the light is a minor thing to do and they're stupid for not doing so basically for free?
Essentially, yes.

Note that the difficulty with which they can accomplish something is not directly proportional to its impact on the battle as your wording seems to imply.