To: Zoners of Freeport 9 and surrounding systems

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Transmission: Start
Identification: Bernard Finch
Location: Freeport 9, Omicrion Theta

The only reason we were left alone in Theta, Adrianna, was its independence.

[font=Palatino Linotype]Once you bend over for Corsair Elders as you desire that much, everything will be destroyed by Hessians, Cretans and Maltese clashing over the region.

Feel free to offer yourself to Cretans.

But before those who consider themselves our diplomates come to a reasonable agreement with the Empire, the Crete would regret its arrogant attempts to ignore those little Zoners.

[font=Palatino Linotype]We won't agree with everything they can bring, we would accept only our freedom, our independence and our interests. That's what they are sent to achieve.

If they aren't capable of that, there would be other truce envoy. But so far the only diplomacy we have is the symmetric answer to the unprovoked aggression.

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