Council of the Corsair Elders

[Montezuma/Kukulcan]

The doors of the Council hall swing open and a large, middle-aged, dark skinned man in ceremonial robes, and a large crown of green feathers, flanked by a pair of bodyguards in feather and Jaguar pelt adorned robes walk in. He is carrying a large ceremonial obsidian knife, also adorned with feathers, while his one of his escorts carries a large spear, the other carrying a wooden sword, set with obsidian blades and ornately carved. The man and his entourage walk over to an open space at the table, at which sits a cubic block of granite, carved with ornate patterns in an evidently meso-American style. He takes a seat upon the block, placing his knife on the table in front of him, with the guards standing fast behind him.

He takes a deep breath and surveys the other members of the Council, and the guest present before speaking.

"You must forgive my late arrival, I had to give offerings to Huitzilopochtli in thanks for another great victory in Omicron Theta recently. However, it is good to walk these halls once again, and it is good to see that the Gods have seen fit to keep us all alive for so long in these times of war."

"To the matters at hand though, it seems that yet again the men of the Omicroners have decided to make war with us in spite of our treaty."

He looks at Silvan with a certain degree of hope upon his face.

"But Senor Silvan, I hear, has brought some manner of sense to their chaos. Now, I also hear that the men of the Omicroners have far less support among other Zoners than they think, and we are very grateful for various other Zoner groups' continued train of supplies brought to us."

"Senor Silvan, I assume you know of this support, and I assume you realise the perilous situation the Omicroners are in? We must use this support, that of so many other Zoners to avoid the destruction of Freeport 9, as it is still of much greater use to us intact than destroyed."

"What can you tell us of the state of the Omicroners and the Freeport? Is the same dislike for the Omicroners held by many aboard Freeport 9? For we too wish peace, but as the Gods have shown us so many times in the past, peace comes at a cost, and we must prepare for all eventualities."

He turns to Silvan and awaited his reply.

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