While walking on one of Crete's islands today, I found something I thought was only a memory from the old stories... a lush, green forest.
Seeing this place, so full of life, I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to live peacefully, without the constant bloodshed.
All our people truly want is a place to exist, to be accepted.
But the Houses, the Core, and so many others deny us even that.
For a moment, standing among the trees, I let myself dream of a small casa right here.
Raising a family, living a full life in peace.
But the quiet never lasts. The grim reality of our existence always returns.
This sector of Sirius was not made for such dreams, and to protect my family, my resolve must be as hard as steel.
My greatest desire is to bring lasting peace to our people.
If that peace must be bought with Corsair blood and steel, then so be it.
That is a commander's burden to bear. We will see what the future holds.