'Hold out until December...' Maxim frowned. He was worried about this timeframe. The situation might be even more dangerous than last year.
The biggest problem was twofold: on one hand, the threat of the Empire Army was imminent; on the other, the National Guard's main force on the Western Line had successfully penetrated deep into Empire territory. This very success could lull many into a state of complacent overconfidence and carelessness.
As he finally put pen to paper, Maxim's mind was in utter turmoil. After signing the agreement, he couldn't help but voice his doubts to Rorschach. "I think I can guess your intentions... but... your methods don't seem like the work of Mages."
