19th January 743 A.G.S
Battleship Vénissieux, Burgundy System. Gallic Space.
Six months later after Davies' surrender, le Commandant Pierre Vaillant had still in memory the events of the 19th August 742 A.G.S. Vaillant was watching powerless the destruction of Leeds from his Valor. Such inhuman order, he couldn't follow it. He was waiting the final act of the war, hoping he could still survive this madness. This same 19th August, Pierre lost his only Bretonian's friend, Rupert Davies. Vaillant always considered Bretonians as inferior humans compared to the Gallics, yet his statement changed during the last months of the war.
But Davies always has been a special case for Vaillant. A Bretonian fighting under the Gallic colors? This always intrigued Vaillant and the two men started to get closer by the time. It is very likely Davies was considered as a friend by Vaillant. When Davies decided to surrender to the Bretonian authorities, Vaillant was there. He perfectly knew why his friend wanted to such desperate action. Surprisingly, Vaillant didn't try to stop him. Instead, he let him go. He knew it was certainly pointless as whatever Vaillant would decide, Davies would face his fate in both cases.
Nevertheless, six months later, Pierre was wondering if Davies was still alive. Maybe the Bretonians had executed him for treason? Vaillant took the opportunity of the Leviathan Accords to ask the prisoners transfer between Bretonia and Gallia. He contacted the Bretonian Armed forces admirality. On Vaillant's list figuered the name of Davies. Finally, the Bretonians accepted to give Davies back to the Gallic Navy. The 19th January, the shuttle transporting Davies arrived in Burgundy and was ready to dock on the battleship Vénissieux where Vaillant was waiting.
