Message to the Council of the Dons

[Thexare]

Incoming transmission...
Sender: Don Emilio Santini
To: Elizabeth Tate, Freeport 11
Subject: Aquilon

We were only recently made aware of this ship. Due to the circumstances, I certainly intend for this captain to have a conversation with us... whether it's across the desk or chained to a table in a room rapidly filling with poisonous gas.

On a related note, I have to ask how willing the Zoners would be to sell such a vessel, if one went through the proper channels. As I'm sure you know, a carrier is purely a military craft, not even functioning very well for intimidation value compared to a similarly-sized battleship, due largely to having to sacrifice space for fighter bays that could otherwise be utilized for munitions storage or power cores.. This makes it rather unusual for such a ship to be designed by a group who goes out of their way to avoid the situations where it would be useful. The only remaining options I can see are that either they are built for an unknown ally, or that they are produced for sale to trusted parties.

While I have no intention to buy one personally, it's a question that's been on my mind since I received this transmission.

End of transmission.