The agreement was finally reached smoothly.
Francis got what he wanted and left the manor, both satisfied and apprehensive.
Watching Francis's car disappear beyond the gates, Arman handed Grevy a cigarette and curiously asked, "I can tell you're not very keen on upgrading the CA-1."
"It doesn't help us, Arman!" Grevy answered, "It's a means Schneider uses to control us."
Arman was stunned, he even paused his action of lighting the cigarette, "A means to control us?"
Grevy made a sound of agreement, struck a match to light Arman's cigarette, then lit his own and explained through the cloud of smoke, "We have nothing industrially. If we rely on Schneider for the upgrade now..."
Arman suddenly understood and nodded, "In the future, we'll always need Schneider, even for tank maintenance we'd need their personnel."
