Early yesterday I had the opportunity of accompanying monsieur Baton on his inaugural patrol. While our initial flight in Manchester saw little action from a military standpoint, we were able to interfere with a number of shipments travelling to and from Bretonian space. The crews were left with their pods for the Bretonians to collect. With any luck, they may serve to bring the various corporations supplying the forces in New London to their senses, but I would not place money on it.
With the trade-lanes growing relatively quiet, we instead moved to Magellan to introduce Pascal to the frontline. Our arrival at the jumpgate to Liberty space was greeted with two Fifth Fleet fighters, whom we dragged away from the gate before moving to engage them. The first fighter, struggling to stand before our volleys, retreated to the safety of Freeport 4's weapons, with his comrade following shortly after. A third Fifth fighter joined them there shortly thereafter. While the attention was flattering, at that point there was little to be gained by remaining, and Pascal and I withdrew to Agincourt.