On their way, the two were still discussing the king's attempted escape. In the end, Rorschach summarized:
"Any hope Charles XVI had of foreign monarchs intervening is now shattered. He must now pray that the Valois army can turn the tide on the battlefield. Otherwise, if they continue to lose, the newly empowered Mountain Faction will likely make an example of the 'number one traitor' to rally their forces."
Rorschach was certain the National Salvation Committee had already stripped poor Charles of his freedom and amassed a mountain of evidence. But they hadn't yet released the direct evidence implicating the King himself. Instead, they had used the head of the Court Guard Captain as a warning shot, which suggested other factors were at play.
From what he had learned about "Rock" Maxim from his senior, that man would show the King no kindness beyond basic human decency—if that.
