>: Crayter Republic

[Agent S]

**DECRYPTING MESSAGE**

To: Alliance Commander "Cobra"
From: Agent S
Encryption:Judge

Alliance Commander Cobra,

The Atum was going to be seen whether the Crayter Republic walked them in on a red carpet and praised as a golden bull or not. The Atum is in a dire situation. Both in conditional operationality, and situationally. It'll need to sit still to repair and become of any use. The Atum barely made it to the dry docks of Sabah and majority of heavy escorts nocked into critical condition including the prototype battlecruiser LNS-Akhetaten. Who is sitting next to the Atum in dry dock. Can you imagine a more awkward meet n greet?

The LSF left after what happened in Inverness and the LNS-Tuscaloosa returned to Liberty.
Whatever LSF that remained operating in Coronado where gone in the blast when the Jericho Burst hit our system. They were with a cruiser where the husk was retrieved with all operating systems fried. Independent spacecrafts so close to Jericho didn't stand a chance against the Burst. The remaining Liberty Naval influences is a contingent of the 46th fleet supposedly operating independently of normal naval command and are with the Crayter Republic admiralty for the time being. Liberty is the one who holds plausible deniability. They have grander opponents to be looking at with the Empire of Kusari. Perhaps trying to vet their men through lighter conflicts before aggression peaks again and before lines are drawn.

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It's no secret anymore things between the great houses will escalate. We've finally ended Liberty's direct occupation with the LNS-Yellowstone a year ago and they will be drawn out the door by more fascinating things or squeezed out by unfortunate happenings. It's been assessed if Liberty might seize the barrier pass, which has become turbulent and unstable after the jericho burst. Making it unsuitable for mainlining travel into possible kusari territory.

As for external threats to the crayter republic, the Gallic Union is of much higher concern for us than liberty. They have been making aggressive declarations and will likely make a move in the Taus soon.

. S .

**ENCRYPTING MESSAGE**