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"The alternative to being laughed out of Parliament is more conflict," replied Doc. "While I will not call for it, you can bet your bottom credit that the Zoner population will reach out to anyone who will listen and those someones could be Corsairs, Coalition or even Mollies. Trust me when I say that long ago I spent a lot of time keeping the peace there. Those non-Bretonians on the planet surface see the Crown as a hostile invader. Guerilla troops have done well against the Crown as I understand it."
"You do have some appetite for this, your glass is almost empty. Good whiskey, no? Want some more?"
"Please, Captain," replied Doc, holding his glass out. He was starting to feel....comfortable.
"I would say that the ball is in the Queen's court right now," Doc continued. "Bretonia WAS the aggressor. Bretonia DID occupy Gran Canaria did they not? Bretonia DID rename things to their liking. Bretonia DID take infrastructure built by Zoners and Cretans alike and Bretonia DID disturb a long brokered peace."
He sipped his Scotch. "Resident Canarians will not pay Bretonian taxes. It is not the Zoner's clean-up from a war that was not theirs. If the Queen is wise, she will listen." He paused a moment, "Or will arrogance and foolish pride get in the way of that?"
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