Address from Maréchal Antonin de Lusignan to Defenders of Metz (Gallic Navy, GNI)

[Groshyr]

GNFS Renaissance, Lorraine
November 8, 744 AGS

Sender: Maréchal Antonin de Lusignan
Recipient: Gallic Navy and National Intelligence
Subject: Address to the Defenders of Lorraine

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Fellow soldiers of the Gallic Union,

We once again stood at the crossroads, a violent episode took place within our state's borders, an episode brought to us by enemies to our cause, to our way of life, to ourselves. Vicious barbarians, ruthless enemies, banned together by their desire to bring us to our knees but we have shown them that we stand as one, that we are opposing them and their destructive ways. These enemies can be found everywhere, hidden in the darkest corners of our realm, spreading their corruption to those of weak wills and conjure them with dreams of riches and power, whispers that is not showing their true and dark face, to force their own agenda and to grab the power once more.

Brothers! Sisters! You know these enemies, you met them before, they have brought ruin to our nation in the past and keep doing this. They considered us weak, they considered us corrupted but you, each and every one of you, stood out like a shining example of courage and devotement to your country and to your fellow citizens.

But they are not the only ones who wants to feast from the riches of our domain. No! We have to deal with outside forces as well, forces who sit on the side and bide their time, thinking we are weak, that we will be broken in their vicious attack and that they can claim our lands, our homes, our people as their own, their property, their slaves.

With the dark clouds gathering outside our systems, we have gathered, we have closed our ranks and we have formed a wall which withstood the storm and we have prevailed. Not to protect a decaying dynasty or a megalomaniac king, not to bend the knee to the Sirian demands or their lust for power and greed.

No! We fought as one to protect our people and we have pushed them back. The thunder of our weapons sow their hearts with fear and panic and your determination and courage, your strength made their blood turning to ice. They fled from the great army of our Nation, they fled and they took the message with them.

We will defend this world, just as any other belonging to the Gallic people, we will fight until the very last one of us. we will not go quietly into the dark! We will prevail! We will live and we will destroy the enemies of our Union!

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