Two Admirals' Meeting

[Groshyr]

"Of course it wasn't a priority, per the ship was enhanced version of the civilian liner as it seems. Nevertheless, their attempts to put their nose in our affairs are not welcome, no matter the reasons: fear, greed or else. We need resources, but having the experience of the War with Sirius we should not make a single attempt to directly export the resources of Taus. Dealing through proxies like the Miners Guild, independent merchants, Zoners, Rheinland corporations, et cetera, is the way for us to restore the might of our House. Our enemies may come for those who "responsible" for Leeds, and we may need a scapegoat to give them and save us from the war we may not win. But these talks belong to politicians, and I'd prefer to keep myself away from this swamp as long as it's possible."

"The Aliens were probably one of the biggest problems before Bretonians gathered all their forces to attack them. Needless to say, it's quite impressive they did not use Liberty's help nor the help of any other ally from the Taus in their effort. This deserves some respect, I'd say. Nevertheless, back to an alien topic – without understanding what are they, we cannot develop a weapon capable to effectively fight them. This will be the primary field for one of the departments under the Bureau's responsibility. Our people can handle this, especially if accompanied by those among your ranks who had to deal with the so-called Nomads before."

"I suppose this is all we had to discuss, unless you have something on your side."