EverNight....

[Kane]

Kreig gave a snort. "Liberty has always been over extending and over estimateing themselfs. My guess is it has something to do with the slight arrogence they have for being the only "Free" nation in Sirius." A rare smile cracked the scarrs that covered his face. "In my opinion, the only reason Liberty is still here is because, disbite their failings, they do have a lot of money and some fairly compitent researchers to improve their navy."
He waved that thought away. "As it is, I don't see much of a chance for them to mount a successful rescue. Besides, those Phantom b*stards have probobly either killed or replaced the real Kusari Royal Family."
"As for finding them, the Phantom Empire that is, even if we got our own ships cloaked, how would we track them if they also have cloaking?" He grimaced. "I would sugest putting a little capital into this research, but our budget is already streched about as thin as it can get at this point. The police need upgraded weaponry, the ships we have are starting to age, and with the losses durring the first Nomadic Invasion a lot of capital has gone down the tubes, almost directly into the Junkers pockets. And now there is the new line of ships coming out, and we need all the money we can get to fund that..." He shook his head. "I'm almost ready to see if we can life some trade restrictions just to get some life back into our economy... Almost, mind you."
Kreig decided he had stood long enough, and sank into a chair acomponied with the jangle of medals, ribbons, and so on. He took a pull from the Sidewinder Fang offered by the Chancellor. "As for actually finding them, i'd rather not trust Liberty to do it, nor Britonia, nor Kusari." He peered at the Chancellor and Komet over his glass. "One of the rumors that quickly gaining speed is that the leader of these Phantoms, calls himself DarkStar, was once part of the Liberty Office of Navel Intelligence. One of their best agents, in fact. Normally I wouldn't listen to talk like that, but it does explain a few things." He sipped at the drink again. "Hence, why I don't want to trust Liberty at all."

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