Talk:William Carter Puzzles/@comment-24064719-20140117142829/@comment-24791331-20140408170611

Exactly, and the Maxwell you see in the beginning greeting is one under his own control; the way the codex, and thus the shadows, see it, Maxwell is bringing more victims. However, as the player progresses, it becomes apparent that the players purpose will soon to be to rescue Maxwell, and that is the point in which Maxwell becomes demented, struggling to give the player advice, the truth, but the shadows ensnare his mind, forcing him to tell lies, and chains him to his throne, draining Maxwell's life completely out, knowing that if and when the player freed him, Maxwell would die. The shadows would have the last laugh; the player would have to become the new king; and thus begins anew the Codex Circle