The Yellow Brick Road [ Coalition + Mollys & Perhaps Hessians ]

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As Ben let her process the information he waited patiently for her to speak, not interrupting at any point as he sat down in his seat and folded his hands on the table. Looking her dead in the eyes as he prepared his next statement.

"This was the best-case scenario our analysts had with the data we have at hand, the Coalition may be a military force the Corsairs simply have far more troops at their disposal to throw at the Triumvirate lines. And while the Coalition has a sizable population the Hessians have had time to firmly establish themselves throughout the Omega regions with a series of fortifications to help cement control over their various regions, the Coalition has not had this advantage due to our position of being surrounded on both sides by hostile forces which has long suppressed our capacity to expand." he explained calmly, his gaze unflinching at this cold hard truth, the Hessians had the advantage of already firmly established outposts and fortifications to ensure the Corsairs would be met in a stalemate in the war.

"What the Coalition needs is more time for it's stopgap measures to be prepared such as our newest pieces of military hardware that would even the odds, while a facility in Omega-49 would be of use it would be quickly set upon by Corsair Raiding parties seeking to deprive the alliance of resources, Coalition Forces at this time are holding off the Corsairs from furthering their advance but at great cost in lives and ships, our only hope is to somehow drive the Fes Battlegroup away from Omega-49 even temporarily to allow our forces time to re-arm and complete our newest vessel, the Tempest Carriers, for front-line duty. While a small number has been prepared it will not be enough.

Furthermore this war has begun to strain the local resources of Omega-52, making it harder for the shipyards and factories on our worlds and various facilities to meet their quotas to meet with the demands being placed upon them." He states coldly before leaning back and pulling out several files for the Molly representative to purview. Among them a series of images recorded from the Cayman system could be seen among them.

"Our only hope is to temporarily drive the Fes away, in addition to providing local forces breathing room it will allow us to maneuver reserves and reinforcements from our friends in the Hessians to acquire the resources needed for the Trimvirate's production needs to be met and close a flanking position in order to prevent the Corsair Empire from taking advantage of it. As you may or may not know the Cayman system is inhabited by the remnants of the Reapers of Sirius, however they are for the most part gone, leaving skeleton crews and a dying population behind, their infrastructure and the local resources would be invaluable to the alliance if they were to be acquired, however in order to succeed it would have to be done swiftly with the full support of all three members of the Triumvirate. It shall be our...Yellow Brick Road as it were." he commented, the first grains of humour could be seen in his eyes at the comment before sliding the papers over to her to review and comment upon.

"I will not deny it, casualties are expected due to the remaining presence of Reapers in the area, however if we do nothing then our lines will being to collapse and the Corsair Empire will take advantage to take both Dublin and Omega-52 for themselves, we need this for the sake of survival and to reach the Emerald City in a manner of speaking."