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He nodded as she pressed his arm, "I do know, Majesty......more than you know."
He gave a smile of assurance, "We can do this without anyone appearing weak. First, we must get the Rheinland government interested in a peace treaty by a third party. With so much commerce running through the system, each house having a mining operation in system, researchers around Planet Sprague, the Independent Miner's Guild and Zoners each having stake in the system, I don't think it would be difficult."
He then turned to her, "With your blessings, I can contact Rheinland and arrange a summit. It would be best advised to keep it quiet. Just what we don't need are people deciding to spoil the festivities. I would also recommend, using secrecy as a guise, that security be kept at normal levels. Too much will tip people off."
After a pause, he continued, "I also suggest that the basis for a peace settlement would be to make Omega 3 a buffer zone. In other words, no one lays claim to it but naturally, both houses can send security patrols, as needed, to their respective bases in the system. By not making claims, both sides show good faith to the other."
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