Caesar II nodded, he turned to the window in the office.
Caesar II: Prepare your best scouts...and I will do the same. It is time that we see what we are truly up against.
Caesar II paused.
Caesar II: In time...the Citadel will be ripe for the taking.
Meanwhile:
Catherine was listening to the conversations running across the command room. Accusations, arguments, disputes.
She finally spoke up.
Christina: Paladins! Please. Let us act together...as the Brotherhood always does.
The Paladins turned to Christina.
Paladin: What do you propose Paladin Williamson?
Christina smiled.
Christina: Scouting parties. Send our best scouts to Camp McCarren, the Dam, and Cottonwood Cove. Let us see what we is truly happening.
Paladin: Impossible. The lockdow---
Christina: The lockdown must be lifted! If we continue this there are two possible outcomes. The NCR defeats the Legion and destroys us. Or....the Legion defeats the NCR and destroys us! This lockdown must end...send our scouts and for the love of God, let us prepare for battle!
Some of the Paladins cheered, others just simply sat there.
Paladin: I will see the Elder...plead with him to lift the lockdown and send our scouts...