To: Order Overwatch

[Étendard Noir]

Whoever you really are;

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I am Étienne Sechy of the Étendard Noir, what would be called the Black Standard in the common tongue, a group affiliated with the Maquis.
I had a surprising encounter with one of your logistics captains, and we flew together for some time, as I directed them to deliver their cargo to one of our own stations. Your captain was happy to oblige, and I am grateful for their cooperation.
As I have told them, the Standard has effectively abandoned all diplomacy and indirect strategy, and we consider all organized movements to be enemies of our vision: the disintegration of all hierarchy in society.

I understand that this would be difficult to accept or even comprehend for others, but there may yet be some semblance of common ground between our groups.
I am inclined to accept the presence of your logistical ships as I did that one, as long as you are conducting trade solely with installations belonging to the Brigands or ourselves, or Monte Carlo Freeport. Never Confederate stations of any sort.

Furthermore, I have learned that you are primarily focused on combating the threat of the alien 'Nomads', something I know very little about. However, your captain has informed me that they have achieved some level of infiltration within Gallia.
I wish to learn more about this, and how you are countering them, and whatever else you can tell us about yourselves. I am also curious as to what led your logistics vessels to conduct trade with "civilian" Confederate Gallia in the first place. Apparently there is some historical background there that I am not familiar with.

Of course I have heard of the Order before, but typical media sources are hardly useful for such topics. I do not know how much of this information you are willing to share, but I certainly won't hesitate to ask.

-Étienne