' Wrote:Forgive my late response, I have been... busy.
We Engaged upon Contract. We have not made any breach of terms or even of our neutrality. Our disclaimer even states that if we kill one of your vessels, then its nothing personal, Just business.
You are taking things to extremes in thinking we are making an act of war. We have to make a living too, you know.
I am called the coward for engaging AND Pursuing you? You, my friend, are the coward for not continuing your engagement and retreating when you could have easily won.
You dare to call us Dishonorable, when you have brought shame upon yourselves by retreating and not falling in combat!
To declare war on us because we are trying to make a living and the fact that we did nothing out of spite is a highly unwise decision, as you already are at war with SF, and not to mention having NovaPG on your doorstep.
We will not tolerate the KoS on our heads and will not withdraw the bounty placed on KNF's head. It isnt about credits, its about homes. And even if you do kill off some of our pilots, it'll be a small sacrifice for the home we have been provided. Thousands more would have died than you could have ever killed had we not accepted this contract. So there is no price we will not pay to silence this once and for all.
Now for OUR rebuttal; We will return fire, so to speak and turn around and declare war on you if that is what you want. But beware, you already have enough on your plate, having NovaPG, and all of Bretonia, not to mention other Kusari pirates against you.
We await your reply. Our terms are simple, we will not withdraw our contract and will retaliate should you declare war.
Our relations towards you are still treated as NEUTRAL.
Luc McCloud
Admiral and Intel for the Mandalorians.
...From: Adm. Sulu, KNF High Command
...To: Adm. Luc McCloud of the Mandalorians
Forgive my late response, perhaps the use of a more official channel could have speed up the process.
Forgive me sir but if you open fire repeatedly and with deadly force on our forces all can be said except we are neutral..
I understand that it's bussness for you but until the contract ends we have to keep our pilots aware of your intentions to claim bounties on our heads. This to explain our "unfriendly" status (diplomacy updated).
No direct hostile operation will be ever launched in your space or on your vessels, but we will use all the necessary force to defend ourselves from your attacks.
The Darkwing mercenaries are no longer working for us.