To: Alejandro Harabero

[John'DTR'Grey]

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Sender ID

Executor Francisco Javier de Creta

Location

Planet Crete

Recipient

Alejandro Harabero

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Señor Harabero,

The imperial flotillas will not leave Theta, it is part of the imperio like other systems and sectors that, of course, you know. Your message made me smile in a way no others do, a don caring about life that ain't Maltese? Oppression of who? And I've got you for a señor and a man of reason, seems I was quite wrong.

You don't have to explain any military tactic to me, the Imperio is booming and the elders grace leads us all, the people of Crete to a glorious victory, explain me what was your last conquest, exactly. I am not here for philosophy but business, and my offering for you, Alejandro, is a small gentle truce so we ignore each other in Omicron Theta, an imperial protectorate to the Sigmas. In exchange, of course, we will not execute those prisoners but leave them in your doorstep with a beacon, so a patrol can locate them.

That is, if you really care about those lives, if not, would be a pleasure to watch them struggle, die in terrible suffering and agony, myself of course, I am not new to watch the agony of life being released from those who disrespect the Imperio.

And since you're well connected to the council of dons, maybe they will recognise, that a Maltese life of course matters a lot, and that having a chance to not lose more to the hands of the Imperio is a good notice, I am merciful Alejandro, quite reasonable in fact from a Corsair of my status.

Think twice before your last reply, many lives depend on those words from you, may Malta get stained again because its dons who speak more than walk, waste more Maltese lives into a meat grinder, or may you raise up and stop an, of course, totally avoidable bloodbath.

Saludos.

<Virtus unita fortior, Deterrence>
Francisco Javier de Creta