Ignited Minds.

[Omi]

Lucie was silent for a long while, contemplating Xavier's words. Eventually, she let loose a heavy sigh.
"I can only hope you are right, Ansel, and trust that you will not lead Gallia astray." she said, with uncharacteristic candidness. "I, at least, have faith in your judgement."

There was an awkward pause, as Lucie scrambled to return to her normal demeanour.

"In any case," she began, rapidly changing the subject, "the Royal Navy has never looked better, even with all of these 'variables' out of the equation. Our hold on former Leeds is unshakable, with the Oubli monitoring all traffic in the vicinity of the planet and Magellan jump anomaly. I also plan to have sensor buoys deployed into Magellan itself, linked to Oubli's command centre - especially in the wake of Freeport Four falling to the Libertonians."

As she spoke, her tone became more and more authoritative, and by the end of her speech the Général had recovered her usual presence.

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