Bystanders IV

Mother has arrived. Fortunately, Abel managed to convince her that the rules of Our Contest required a cease in hostilities for six weeks. One week has already passed. The Templars of Olympus have superior augmentations, but the Malignant fleet has dozens of ships filled with thousands of warriors for each of Votary's allies. Thankfully, eight new Templars were recruited after they were rescued in the battle that captured a single Malignant corvette. That battle resulted in devastating casualties. How can the Templars possibly survive these new odds? Should they fail, what will happen to the residents of Colberton and the rest of the planet? Especially since panic has already overtaken most of them. Few people do more than cower with their loved ones. The dedicated civil servants in Colberton who still report to work are exhausted and terrified. Grave mistakes will be made, leading to more despair on the eve of the end of the world.