Ad Victoriam

[Atreides2]

Ryo waited for the Bretonian representative to finish talking and from the seated position, which he saw as an equal response to the Bretonian and the way he opened the conversation, he coughed to correct his voice and addressed the gathering.

Gentlemen, you are right, introductions are in order. I am Minister Ryo Kase, currently in charge of Defense Ministery. Please don't be alarmed by my Kusarian appearance, I am a loyal citizen of the Republic of Crayter. I hold different positions within the Republic and I think we might have exchanged memos between our offices in the past. *he smiled and bowed his head towards Lilly* If you allow, I would try to answer the question about Auxesia with a statement.

*Turning towards the Bretonians* As you know, we are governed by the mandate of an old organisation known in the past as UN or United Nations. As we have implemented those guidelines in our Constitution, both in Crayter and later on when we reached Sirius, making our nation, by law, to have a neutral stance against anyone who has not openly engaged civilian, allied military forces or our own unit. However, the Auxesia managed to break all of those protocols and they have openly engaged in direct combat operations against Crayterian and allied units, also they are not shy in engaging civilians. I must say that they seem to have evolved a hatred towards us, almost to the level of genocidal rage. Until recently, we had to worry about other fronts, which were more important, such as the Gallic war, the Kusari offensive, the Outcast menace and other pirates. As we do not have the manpower resources of the Bretonian navy we were unable to focus on this threat but, due to the recent stability and no open front against a major House, we are now looking into dealing with these issues, such as Auxesians and Outcasts. I think we can both agree that they are a threat to our civilians and corporations and that they must be dealt with. If you feel that is the case, I think we can discuss more for joint operations within the Inverness system. *looking at Lilly and Steiner and smiling* However, I think we should also discuss about the other possible threats to our borders and economies.

Smilling, he waited for the Bretonian response.

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