Intermission

[Fiorella de Marco]

Fiorella de Marco barely noticed the cigarette pack tossed on the table; she was not a smoker. First, she listened intently to Chenzo, Alessio Bianchi, Don Harabero, and Michael Mdina. When the latter handed her the floor, she nodded and raised a finger.

"Currently, only one new path opens before us - the Gallic Brigands. I recently contacted one of their factions, La Légion de Minuit, and the negotiations are still ongoing. They are interested in our Product, yet the details of the potential distribution network, such as where our pilots will deliver our Product, remain to be fine-tuned."

She added two more fingers to the raised index on her right hand, then swiftly withdrew them.

"Two other paths, however, remain temporarily closed for our Product: the Mollys in Dublin and the Red Hessians in Rheinland. Both groups are too closely tied to our enemies, the Technocy and the Coalition, making it less than ideal for us to pursue closer relations beyond occasional trade. Neither group is in a desperate enough situation to consider distributing Cardamine to weaken their enemies and gain additional resources for their causes."

"If we had suitable volunteers, we could potentially expedite our plans with the Mollys. The Corsairs are active in Bretonia and directly compete with our interests there, and local authorities occasionally stay in our way, too. If these volunteers could coordinate their actions with the Mollys and prove their capabilities on the battlefield against both of these parties, it may be possible that the ice between us and Mollys could thaw a bit quicker. However, the Golden Cross Cartel, which I currently represent, does not yet have such resources. We have not yet formally separated from the Wenceslau Cartel, and thus our resources remain limited."

After her monologue, Fiorella remained silent, undoubtedly curious about what the other men had to add.

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Fiorella Arianna de Marco | As Dawn Mayflower
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