Itō nodded towards the Admiral. Mountbatten's idea was outside of his jurisdiction and fell more into the Shogunate's work. Admiral Okamoto spoke up with a sly smile. "The Empire's agenda went well. Their offensive capabilities are crippled and their people divided as the upswing in terrorism shows. In addition with my personal orders to scorch Lorraine, more than enough crises plague their government for years to come. The Empire secured its claim on Rishiri and will continue to display its presence in the Taus, especially within the suggested Tau-31 segment and Tau-23. While we will also crack down on the local Outcast activity, the Empire also limits Gallia's possibilities to regain any foothold in the Taus by monitoring said systems. If Gallia breaks the current treaty, we'd quickly remind them that a word once given should be honored. We are mostly satisfied with this approach."
He made a brief pause, taking a sip of water, the entire time his eyes rest on Mountbatten. What a most interesting women, he thought as it was clear she proposed something far off what her colleagues had in mind. "We agree with the Crayterians, except for the Tau wide influence, that this pact should ensure a swift end to a possible renewed Gallic offensive against any of us and nothing more. A joint declaration regarding reparations is not out of question - at least not in my eyes - but direct acts of violence to pressure them into compensating us are.. complicated to say at least. Indirect force may be the better alternative. How exactly such indirect intervention may look like.. well, I think that requires no further explanation."
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