Fraudster or modern Robin Hood?

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Sir Andrew Stuart - Criminal or hero?

This man, known for bleeding our enemies dry of their wealth via his profitable privateering enterprise, has allegedly taken up a new business: that of fraud. Our correspondent, Sarah Stringfellow, managed to organise a meeting with this wanted criminal, who is all too happy to get his picture in the press, as he himself admits.

During the meeting, he openly detailed the weaknesses of Kusari's shipping, military, and even her economy, himself being a graduate of Economic Theory from the top classes on Planet Cambridge. He proceeded to admit ravaging Kusari's economy by all sorts of nefarious methods, be it through robbery, fraud, or otherwise.

"It's all too easy...," he is reported to have said, "...they're fighting like this is the dark ages."

Miss Stringfellow then pressed with some questions of her own, stopping one of Sir Andrew's ego-trips, as she put it. She asked where the stolen money was going, to which he replied,

"It doesn't matter, does it? It's not buying shells to bomb Leeds, right?"

Again, our reporter pressed, pointing out that there have been scattered reports of 'Admiral' Stuart's personal funds being used to finance warships to defeat the enemy, professional mercenary armies being hired to defend Bretonia, and large sums being donated to charities caring for war widows and those hurt by the KNF's advance.

He categorically denied any such altruism to Miss Stringfellow, although she is reporting that he did wink at her at this point and invite her out for dinner. It appears that whilst a rogue and scoundrel, that this gentleman may only be trying to keep up the appearance of a murderous pirate, and actually spending his ill-gotten gains on good causes.

Our investigation continues.

Christopher Morris, for the New London Herald

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