TO: Bretonian Parliament and Cabinet of the Kingdom Of Bretonia

[Thunderer]

Message Class: Audio-Visual

Encryption: Holyrood
To: Venator Onyx Statuette, Auxesia
From: Assistant Undersecretary to the Foreign Office Nigel Swindle

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I did tell you it was complicated, sir, and Auxesia seems to have got itself entangled into the complexity of the whole affair.

You see, as I explained before, but it seems I have to do so again, Inverness holds a certain degree of significance for the Bretonian Crown. It is a matter of prestige and tradition. But it was you who said it was worthless: it has, according to Auxesia's own survey, no economic value, no strategic resources, no logistics and so on. And while Bretonia values prestige and tradition, Auxesia, as you said, does not occupy itself with such emotional affairs. Thus, Inverness is, for Auxesia at least, worthless. This would explain why you offered as little as four trifling billion.

But now there is a paradox. Auxesia claims the system is worthless, yet you are willing to risk your own lives for it!? This is, as you would say, illogical.

I believe I have made it clear that Inverness is valuable to Bretonia. Before we continue the negotiations, we must draw a conclusion: is Inverness valuable to Auxesia as well?

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