Queen Carina's Privateers

[pbrione]

Actually, what really matters is not whether the QCP are doing what's best for Bretonia at all, what matters is that the QCP beleive that they are doing what is in Bretonia's best interest. If they beleive that the best way to help Bretonia is to get the corsairs of Gran Canaria, that is what they will try and do inRP.

The Bretonian Government and BAF don't actually hate the QCP inRP, nor do they want to see them stopped. They are "exiled" meaning that they can't use regular BAF bases because it would be embarrassingly bad PR if they did, but that doesn't mean the BAF really want to see the QCP out of action - they just have no control over them. In practice a lot of Bretonian lawfuls probably still secretly think the QCP are doing the right thing.

And, probably, yes, even if they QCP cause trouble for Bretonia diplomatically by making relations with Zoners more tense, on balance the Bretonian Government are still not really going to take more than token actions against the QCP because they are genuinely useful in disrupting Kusari trade. The BAF might send some messages to the QCP discouraging them from attacking Gran Canaria, but it is highly unlikely that anything concrete would be done; at the end of the day a fully supplied Kusari war machine free from economic disruption is far more of a concern for Bretonia than some slightly more upset Zoners. Unless the QCP start doing things that really hurt the Bretonian war effort and lose them their remaining supporters inside the government and BAF, they are going to be pretty safe from BAF retributions. And, as would-be patriots, they are unlikely to do so.

QCP attacking zoners is perhaps a little embarrassing for the Bretonian Foreign Office, but its not going to lead to any major problems for Bretonia that can't be dealt with using a little tactful diplomacy. In fact, what am I saying? The problems have already been dealt with. The diplomacy has been resolved between the CoZ and the Bretonian Government, so I've no idea why this is still being discussed as a future hypothetical issue.

Except, of course, if you beleive that as neither the Bretonian Government or Council of Zoners are "Official Factions" all diplomacy between them is meaningless.....but frankly, that's just silly.

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Sir Stanley Nelson




<span style="color:#000066">Charles Canning </span><span style="color:#000066"> Foreign Secretary</span>