QCP to the COZ

[bluntpencil2001]

On deuterium, I believe that some of my associates may be able to inform you of speedier routes and shortcuts, thanks to some rather liberal bribes helping us befriend some explorers of jumpholes and the like.

Some routes, via Liberty, appear to be slower on paper, but may actually save time, and also tend to be much safer for travellers, thanks to the fact that Liberty and Bretonia do not have xenophobic gangsters such as the Hogosha strongly influencing events.

Admittedly, there is likely a Hacker and Rogue presence on the route, but less risky than the dangerous Outcasts in the Taus, as well as the large amounts of pirates (and privateers) that plague Kusari, of various stripes.

On Niobium, you will find that Bretonia is an exporter of this metal. If purchased from Bretonian concerns, such as the BMM or loyalist IMG groups, and shipped to whosoever you wish to export it to (Kusari excepted), you would find my followers and I more than willing to furnish you with what limited assistance we may be able to offer at such a time.

Now, since talks have resumed, I will have my men stand down, for the moment at least, and I shall await a proposal from yourself. Please remember that we will need some encouragement to keep the peace, unfortunately, since we are still at an extreme difference of opinion on multiple issues.

Thank you again for putting the time and effort into these talks, which must be understandably stressful for yourself. Unfortunately, we live in interesting times.

Yours,

Sir Andrew Stuart

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