Meeting in Cologne, Phase 1

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Ferdinand acknowledged the offer and proceeds to get comfortable back on his seat.

I would not call it an irritation, more like... a worry, a worry that the diplomacy may have dropped significantly against Gallia since it's signs of struggle et disorganisation as those mentioned before. Not to mention the lack of reach or proper communication with the Rheinlanders. I assumed it dropped to a neutral point, perhaps I was right until now when I belive things are more clear on your end, after this meeting.

He reaches for his glass and repeats Traudel's action in return, raising his glass a little bit before drinking from it, followed by a nod.

A new era based on the old traditions, led my competent and qualified individuals who seek nothing less than a bright future et long term stability for both our Houses. The benefits will come naturally for each party as long as we remain true to each other, I am certain we will accomplish what we both seek for our peoples. 

He smiled

If being taxed means I get to ensure the safety of my people, then it is a price I am willing to pay, a risk I am willing to take even. After all, honor comes before anything.

As for monsieur Schmidt's personal feelings, I must point out the fact his personal feelings match the ones of the Bretonians, that in my opinion can be worrisome. Unexpected changes of ideas might occur because of that, however I have taken your word for it now et It may not change anytime soon unless these changes I mention are noticed.

He interlocks his fingers behind his glass.

Having too many expectations usually leads to an unavoidable amount of disappointments, so I will have to be brutally honest that I have none. But there would be a particular set of requests that I have. Our current position does not allow us to make proposals that we may not be able to fulfil until we stand at a point from where we can provide them. However, one or two of those particular requests may have a certain benefit to Rheinland's interests, as well as they would be essential for us.

Allow me to begin;
I would like Rheinland to supply our Regiment with the basic goods to survive what is to come; Food, military hardware, vehicles, weapons, et cetera. It is not that we can not get them, we lack the manpower to focus on multiple things at once, if Rheinland can provide that, it would only ease the process of reinstatement, since we could focus on that properly.

You know I mentioned a Battleship in our discussion, well the crew et the ship itself are at a safe location in the Gallic borderworlds but it is in need of maintenance et restock after the battles the battlegroup has fought to survive. Is there a secret place that Rheinland could provide for it's maintenance? If yes, I would like to know if Rheinland can obtain from Gallia the materials needed for such work, in which case, this one particular action may become quite beneficial for Rheinland engineers in obtaining blueprints to make their own version of the weapon incorporated in the vessel. If not, forget about this particular request.

Another thing would be, et this is quite a more delicate matter, can Rheinalnd send an agent on our behalf to meet a certain proclaimed Noble "Comte", with apparent ties to the Royalists inside the Union's Navy et beyond, confirm his stance et perhaps report back the results to us? Before getting in contact with this individual personally, I need to make sure first-hand that he is indeed in for the cause et not just setting a trap at the Union's will.  I belive this one matter Could also allow Rheinland to make newer connections within Gallia, other than the frauds who want to act like the big men.


These would be the main requests, we do not intend to ask Rheinalnd to get involved politically or militarily as it may lead to results that none of us want or need. We also do not need financial funding, some of us took necessary measures in that regard shortly after the Glassing of Agincourt (Leeds), knowing very well what was going to happen to us after.

Et before you ask, the reason I turned to Rheinland et not hired someone for these matters is simple.
He turns to Traudel and looked straight in her eyes again. I do not trust people who work for the highest bidder, that could potentially sell out our location et endanger us. I would rather work with somebody I know as an ally, that does not look for excuses et understands certain issue, or sells their services as if they were irrelevant matters.

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