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Sender: El Rey de Montañaria, Enrique Herrera

Recipient: Estimado Consejal Pepe Ladron

Subject: Expansion Issues

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Buenos dias, estimado consejal Pepe Ladron!

It is my pleasure to finally make acquaintance with you. Yo soy Enrique Herrera, el Rey de Montañaria at your service.

So it seems the Council is not pleased at our take at zoners... However nasty and irritating those mongrels are, you have a point that even they have their use. Fine, I guess we can be a bit more lenient in their regard. Mind, though, that I will be just looking for a valid excuse to start shooting them again. And naturally, we will not tolerate their armed to the teeth "colony" ships in Omicron Theta - the system is too important and needs firmer control on our behalf. Same obviously applies to Gamma and Xi. In Kappa, Delta and wherever, I guess, they can exist. For now.

Now, as to the clankers of Gammu. It seems that while I was away with my royal stuff mi hombres got overzealous and eventually brought down the installation in question. Good riddance, if you ask me - why would an estimado corsario be talking with some kitchen utensils like those drones? Yet again, I see your point. Money is good. Please consider, however, that we have experienced substantial Order support in the assault on that piece of scrap, and I say we should rather stick to the fellow humans, albeit treacherous as the Order, instead of trying to find understanding with a dishwasher. Besides, I bet we can find some interesting common grounds with the Order regarding our expansion, and the Core that holds too much territory in Delta.

I hope, that the Council understands what me and my Kingdom have been doing - aggressive expansion is what the Empire is about, if we are to build one. Speaking of which - I would like to humbly suggest you consider a more centralised government system for the Corsairs. The Council has proven its usefulness throughout ages, yet modern times require modern solutions. Namely, quick decision making is not achieved when deliberating collegially. So I propose the Corsair Empire actually become the Empire - we need to elect the Emperor to rule over us all. I certainly would make a fine Emperor, however your invaluable experience of leading the Council is something to consider for all the Corsairs, so if you want to join the race for the Throne - it would be beneficial for us all.

I hope we can cooperate more in the future.

Yours truly,
King Enrique

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