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Doc nodded to director Kelly before turning his attention first to Mr. Voncloud.
"I wouldn't take such an interest in your actions but someone made a request of me for a reference on you," he explained, "someone who claimed that you are not qualified as a diplomat and the many anonymous claims of you wanting Zoners to disarm.
He held his hand out towards the planet below, "Is not what you've seen of late enough to convince you that the intentions of the Corsairs are not honorable? We have shipped them food and much of it in the past. We have given their people safe and anonymous refuge for farming on this planet and this is how they respond?"
Doc put his hands behind his back and made a slow walk to a position between Voncloud and Duncan where he looked out towards a window, "I have removed my robes of diplomacy with these......pirates so that my intentions are known." He patted his pistols at his front, "I have activated the shielding over my home and have put my staff on high alert. I've stopped short of ordering my wife and kids off the planet as she would rather die here than leave me."
He then turned to Duncan, his eyes getting somewhat evil, "Yes, I would glass this planet to keep it from being taken and I do have the nukes at my disposal to do it but I don't think it will come to that. Resistance groups are forming. What Zoners are not in pilots they are on the ground. Are the Corsairs ready for guerilla warfare?"
He again turned to Voncloud, "Here's a lesson in diplomacy Mr. Voncloud. TAZ has been ordered not to ship anything to the Corsairs and will protect themselves as needed. I've also ordered all of my medical facilities to stop treating these Corsairs. That is how I respond to the acts of terrorists against my people. Perhaps you should consider doing the same!"
Feeling himself getting upset, Doc stepped back allowing his words to sink in.
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