TO: Enclave HQ :: FROM: Fabian Montluc

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Sender: Colonel Maximilian Saint-Just
Recipients: Baron Fabian Montluc
Message Type: Video
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Bonjour, Baron!

It is a pleasure to hear about your progress regarding Uxeau-de-Bordeaux. I'm looking forward to the completion ceremony, however spartan it will be, given the Enclave's current predicament. For the time being, I understand that your corporate security is already fulfilling the intended role of the Baronial Guard, albeit on a smaller scale. Therefore, I only welcome your request to have them train under our officers.

• You can rename your corporate security to Baronial Guard. Of all requests, that is the easiest to grant, because it is just a matter of terms. That is, until your Guard grows beyond its initial state and size. Once it happens, we'll need to get back to this topic again.
  
  
• While on Bordeaux, the Guard's primary duty will be focused on policing Uxeau-de-Bordeaux and the surrounding territories assigned to it. I understand that your people from Quillan would find additional motivation in protecting their own homes and loved ones. That extra bit of motivation is something we can use.
  
  
• All Guardsmen will receive the same training as Enclave troops. We haven't established a proper academy yet, so members of the Guard will attend various Enclave planetside and spaceborne facilities. Escadron XXII "Les Révélateurs" even maintains a few holo-VR training hubs aboard our vessels.
  
  
• The training will be done on rotational basis: 3-month tour of duty, one company at a time. To offset that, the Enclave's own troops will secure the perimeter of Uxeau-de-Bordeaux and adjacent areas against Gaian raids. That way, your people would be able to focus on enforcing the law, even while their numbers are limited.
  
  
• After the training is complete, our instructors will suggest those who have demonstrated the best results for officer positions. However, the ultimate decision will be left to you.
  
  
• Exchange program will be established: after the training of your Guard is complete, we'll periodically ask for a platoon to be deployed in other areas and aboard our vessels. A single exchange won't last longer than two weeks. This will ensure better coordination during potential emergencies.
  
  
• For coordination with the Enclave Command, we shall permanently dispatch a few of our officers to Uxeau-de-Bordeaux. They won't interfere in day-to-day operations of the Guard, but shall command our own people assigned to the perimeter.
  
  
• In case of an emergency, such as a large-scale attack on Enclave territories, the Guard shall respond to Enclave Command represented by our officers in Uxeau-de-Bordeaux.
  
  
• Our officers may periodically assume command of individual Guard companies for short periods of time. This will ensure that the Guard always keeps to the high standards expected of the Royal troops during emergencies.
  

I hope you'll find these terms acceptable during your stay on Bordeaux. The eventual Baronial Navy, Army, and Gendarmerie are an entirely different topic though. Before that happens, we'll need to have a talk about their jurisdiction and command hierarchy in relation to the Enclave. That's something best left for a later date. As I told Monsieur Raza, it's too early to skin a bear that is yet to be caught.

In service to the Crown,
Colonel Maximilian Saint-Just