Hans rubbed his slightly unshaved chin in a wisely manner as he listened to Erich's insight on the matter at hand, knowing more or less a few details himself. As soon as Erich paused, Hans moved to light a fine cigar he had previously drawn from an inner chest pocket, puffing out the smoke, his gaze darting back and forth between Erich and Nelly.
"Setting aside the Nomadic influence in this little history lesson, there is one thing that drew my attention. Rheinland suffered tragic losses not only regarding manpower and arsenal, even more-so after the sudden shift in the balance of power, with the colony wings starting to fight back the aliens und infectees. What puzzles me was..why would Rheinland turn away any help it could get in rebuilding ? Sure, they would recurr to meskheine methods, but atleast they would have a helping hand in addition, even if just for a slight bit. The resources necessary for replacing und rebuilding that which was lost or destroyed during the war had far too vast requirements for Rheinland to muster on their own in such a short time, and especially after turning away any help, even from groups such as the Bundschuh."
The man pauses briefly, pondering uppon the matter himself before turning his attention to the other two, awaiting for the resuming of the conversation.
