I suspect if things go like they usually do? ... it might be in December. They don't usually call drafts during the New Feather cycle I've noticed. Every draft I've seen here has been the month of the lull.

But with this Commandant there's no certainty.

[He also thinks they're overdue in encountering the General again. A worrying thought... the man's presence would only make things messier for a battle, win or lose. Even if they killed him. And killing him? Was not an ideal solution... not if the man was going to respawn in a week with a Death Penalty no one could predict and not guaranteed to reduce the threat he poses.]