The destruction of Cadiz Base has been claimed by Bretonian forces to be: An excellent victory over Corsair forces, but something about that claim rings false. LSF Senior Detective Dillon addressed the meeting of high level Liberty leaders. Zoner investigations report there to be no Bretonian debris, which is at odds with what might be expected in a full scale engagement of the type implied. However this claim will lead to increased Corsair activity in the Omegas and may well drive the Outcasts to step up their campaign against the Corsairs elsewhere, the Corsairs cannot fight a full scale war on two fronts, should they lose, the edgeworlds will fall to the Outcasts. This we cannot allow.
The meeting room was sombrely lit, the shadows seeming to be alive, a fitting place for the LSF to conduct their meetings but hardly fitting for a fleet admiral of the Liberty Navy, at least according to Admiral Lewis. What do you suggest Detective, we can hardly be seen to aid the Corsairs, the Bretonians would eat us alive, at least diplomatically.
Dillon smiled, it was a simple task to get the Admiralty to do as he wished, simply a matter of the right words at the right time, a trail of breadcrumbs as it were, leading all to Dillons intended destination. Of course Admiral, but we cannot stand by and do nothing whilst the Outcasts gain dominion over the entire edgeworlds, we must take great care to be totally invisible whatever we decide to do.
What do you suggest? It doesnt sit well, the thought of supplying these filth with anything Lewis wondered if this was the right course of action, even if the Outcast could secure the edgeworlds, would it mean the end of the houses? Kusari would be the main house to suffer, perhaps Rheinland, but Liberty, sandwiched in the middle could most likely win any war the Outcasts wished to press. Besides it would not be too difficult to openly support either House should the Outcasts invade. It was doubtful the other leaders would see it like this, Dillon was doing a masterful job, it seemed unlikely that he would not get his way.
Simple, in return for access to certain technologies we would provide the blueprints for terraformers and biodomes, allowing the Corsairs to turn Crete into a garden of paradise. This would ease their food problems and allow them to concentrate on defending their home, the longer they hold against the Outcasts the less likely the Outcasts are to press any form of war. Also I would suggest we loan them some of our pilots and enough materiel to produce more vessels, we can provide all such pilots with training in the Corsair ship of choice, the Titan.
If we are to help these Hispanic scum, then merely sending them the blueprints for biodomes isnt enough, theyll need food now, not in two years time, Id suggest sending convoys of food for a while, maybe send them to Rheinland as if to feed Baden Baden or something, then they can cut into the Omegas and Omicrons from there,. Lewis looked across the table at the Interspace representative, a young woman barely out of her thirties, she looked the least comfortable here amongst the likes of Admirals and such.
I wondered why Id been called to this meeting, truth be told I thought wed done something very wrong.
Thought youd been caught more like. This came from another representative sat round the table; it elicited a small chuckle from the assembled members, which was soon cut short by Dillon.
Ah yes, Interspace Commerce, perfect tools for this. Ariene, can you facilitate this for us? Dillon looked at the young woman, Ariene, pointedly. She looked discomfited for a moment, clearly more used to being in charge as opposed to being someones underling
