TO: Alliance Commander "Cobra" | FROM: Dr. Aspen Harlow

[Proselyte]

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User ID:__Dr. Aspen Harlow
Target ID:__Alliance Commander "Cobra"
Subject:__RE: Regards, and a Question

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That was quite a sharp jab -- but, I'm not a medical doctor. Sorry. You're correct about steering clear, though. Partially because that's a lesson I've already been hit with the hard way. But there's another one. I looked for another way to carry on because we'd lost before we ever started fighting. It isn't set in stone, but the few leaders we had were stuck thinking of it as a purely military affair. One they could end with just one more flourish, instead of the long grinding resistance to the way of life the House is determined to drag us into. That's something that has to be won by more than petty piracy, if we're to truly embody being those free people that you claim to respect. Your assessments paint the grim picture flowing from that lack of imagination. If the PLF wears that mantle now, little's changed. Despite that, they're who I have to speak with, so I welcome your help. I don't expect the conversation'll be rekindling anyone's fire or better judgement, though. For what little it's worth, you have my condolences for the people lost, and the gravity of their sacrifice. I'll keep the number fresh in mind.