Gentle boiled. His anger spilled out like a flowing lava from the depths of his remaining humanity. His hands crushes the ancient table and chunks of the table came away as he stood. Fury beamed out of his eyes and he surveyed the assembled Elders. Real men. Corsairs. Pirates. Honourable or not. Human.
"So its out at last. The final treachery of the outcasts is to betray the human cause and abandon what remains of their dwindled humanity. I SWEAR NOW NO ROCK WILL REMAIN UNTURNED." Gentles voice boomed around the chamber and a couple of Elders jumped at the outburst coming from the so far silent Elder.
"You are right Laowai. Corsairs are not enough. Order are not enough. When I was in exile for a brief time I had dealings with the xenos. I trust no one in liberty to be free of the Nomad infestation. Except those. Their fear of anything harmful to humanity is so great that I cannot believe any of them would not wish to assist us. Liberty feels the plague of both the outcasts and the Nomads and deep at its core is the evil and corrupted core of liberty forces and navy. I will make it my business to speak to them and advise them of the plight against liberty and all of humanity. We need to earn their trust. I tell you now amigos this will not be easy and even finding them may be an achievement. I suggest each of the corsair elders makes contact with Human pirate forces that we can believe are untouched by the Nomad infestation and free of the influence of the outcasts."
Gentle surveyed the shocked faces of the Elders before him. A proposal to even talk to other pirates of Sirius was a serious matter and he wondered how his hermano's would take it. Desperate times called for extreme measures.
Gentle sat down. "I'm sorry about the table amigos." Gentle tried a smile and lost it. Worry for the whole of mankind was not usually a concern for the ruthless pirate who was happy to prune a few of the less useful humans who sought to disrupt his life. Protecting them now seemed strange and wonderful. Bitter and sweet. Hypocrisy and determination.
