But the Empire's orders had been most specific, and he couldn't risk upsetting his masters.

Would we want to risk upsetting the political balance there?

Many magistrates value their status too much to risk upsetting the authorities that oversee them.

"She seems fine, and I don't want to risk upsetting her."

When he wakes up, I'll be sure to keep this hidden so as not to risk upsetting the timeline.

Rather than risk upsetting him more, she moved to where her suit was stored.

And I did like it better, because it risked upsetting you.

Hadn't wanted to risk upsetting him in front of his friends.

And he certainly wouldn't risk upsetting the entire timestream for such a purely personal goal.

That's why nobody had cleaned up the evidence before; the top admirals didn't want to risk upsetting the League.