TO: BPA Jr. Con. E.F.Beurling | From: GG-07 Artio

[Karmotrine Dream]

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Sender: Lefina Elwyn
Recipient: Junior Constable Elizabeth Frederica Beurling
Source: GG-07 Artio, Edinburgh.
Priority: High
Subject: Gaia, Gallia and Goodwill.

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Good day to you, constable Beurling.
Your willingness to lend me your ear is a bright spark of hope in a nebulous and unfamiliar present, one that is sorely needed amidst reports of accursed Gauls once again on the move and heartbreaking revelations.
We are still reeling under the sheer enormity of what we have missed. Leeds annihilated, Gaia tarnished and conquered - and then freed by Navy arms, of all things! - and a war fought and won, devastating though it was, among other things.
Any one of these events would give the sternest of spirits pause, but pause much sought is to us denied. So be it.

At the onset of our past truce, an event I still look back to fondly, I like others have endeavoured to set aside long-standing grievances, antagonistic posturing and even precious secrecy in the pursuit of earnest co-operation - even beyond the confines of the then-present Gallic contingency, I dared to hope.
Though this approach has earned us sanction and suspicion, from both sides and at times even within my own crew, I feel confident in saying that history has vindicated our decision.
A House divided cannot stand, it is said, and Bretonia yet stands.

Forgive the digression. It may not bear immediate relevance to the subject, but I felt it had to be said - that you, and by extension your comrades, may know I and mine will act now as we have then.

Now, onto more concrete matters...
Eager though we are to assist, I must confess our means to do so are presently limited - to summarise, we have but the other day managed to return to Bretonian space after two years of perilous travel through uncharted space, the Artio is severely damaged and even if repairs were to be conducted in all haste (as we are attempting to) I fear they will take no less than weeks to restore its functionalities, and I cannot command any significant influence upon my brethren.
Few of those I used to know yet remain, I am unclear as to the current leanings of the movement, and my former unit appears to have vanished overnight.
A hardly ideal situation, unfortunately.

Nevertheless, we are not entirely powerless.
While the Artio is out of commission and our escort fighter is long gone, our pilot is not and given the frequency of Gaian patrols, it seems likely I could secure us a spare fighter; if so, we will conduct recon operations ourselves and relay all relevant information to you or whichever navy figure will agree to co-operate. On my end I shall do the same with the other pilots, and see if they will join our efforts.

In conclusion, constable Beurling, we are diminished but undaunted.
What we may do, we shall; and I pray your comrades will see the merit in our offer, in time.

Gaia's will be done, and godspeed.
Captain Lefina Elwyn, out.

P.S.: You have mentioned serving on the Tau war theatre. So have we, from early 825 'till the day of our demise. A mere coincidence, perhaps, but one I found most fascinating.

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