As the head of the Military everyone looked to Keller to follow up what had just been announced by Fraser. And so he would, standing up and straightening himself out before beginning to calmly speak in response. "Herr Fraser. Battle-group Stirling's intrusion into Omega-49 is not only brazen, but it is greedy. We understand the threat of the Corsairs, we share that mutual enemy. But a fortified Bretonian presence in Omega-49 would be a major obstacle to the Coalition and by extension to the Triumvirate operating within the region. As much as it would be easy for me to take your side and evict the Corsair, I'm receiving a heavy amount of advice to not simply fall in line with your agendas."
He let that sink in, looking around the room and taking a clear glance at everyone's faces and making direct eye contact with everyone seated. After the pause was felt, he decided to continue. "Bretonia is desperate, I understand. It's only human that when faced with the near destruction of your Kingdom that you would do what you feel necessary to survive and prevent further damage. But the annexation of Omega-49 will inevitably cause us to butt heads. There's no guarantee that you wouldn't use this position to push into Omega-52, and furthermore a close ally of ours simply does not want us to honor this agreement and help you expand behind their flanks. Unless there were serious compromises and a guarantee of an equal stake in both the system and the Planet, then I cannot guarantee that we will see eye to eye, let alone move forward through this together. If we are to grow to tolerate one another, the system cannot simply become yours."
He was being very frank, he'd heard enough on the matter and from multiple perspectives to know that things were not going to be as simple as Fraser made it out to be. "There has to be a give and take. If this agreement is just going to work out to be mostly in Bretonia's favor by a vast majority, then it paints a very sorry picture for the status of the Coalition. Our People have needs as well, and among them is a good quality of life, peace and security. All of these would be in jeopardy were we to just blindly accommodate only your needs in the region. Resistance against the Stirling among the local populace is already mounting, I would encourage you to handle this situation with a fair hand and not one of greed, which the Stirling's current incursion fully embodies."
"Knowing Humanity - We will be duty, bloody and unavoidable."
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