To: Kusari, foreign affairs

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From: Johnathan Sanders
To: Mr. Takahashi
CC: Channel participants
Subject: Hogosha

Mr. Takahashi,

First of all, thank you for replying. But unfortunately, your reply still doesn't answer the fundamental dilemma our IMG defense forces have. The question I need to have answered is Are the Hogosha part of the Kusari war effort, officially, or unofficially? We need to know this in order to know if they fall under the Guild's neutrality - if they do we should expect them to behave accordingly. If they are basically Kusari freelancers that wish to raise hell behind Bretonian lines, we'll leave them be, but only so long as they leave us be. And the latter has been problematic of late.

Also, before you declare them heroes, have a look at the following shots, taken from within the Hood's defensive perimiter. You can see the Hood's defensive grid opening up on one of the fighters at the top of the first visual:
Visual 1
Visual 2
As you can see, multiple Hogosha fighters are operating in concert with a large Corsair fleet (which, according to my report also had 2 battleships among it, but these were not caught on-cam). Kusari has often chided the Bretonians for working openly with the Maltan criminals, and rightly so, but if your own heroes associate themselves openly with another Hispanic faction that is, quite frankly, no better then the Outcasts... what does this say about Kusari? It may serve you to remind your citizens that your improving relations with Rheinland could be damaged, if your heroes openly associate themselves with Rheinland's enemies.

Furthermore, if this kind of force ever again approaches Hood, we will assume the entire fleet hostile and act accordingly. It is not in the Guild's ways to wage war, we are not a military force. But like you claim the Hogosha to do - we too protect our own people.

Regards,
- Johnathan Sanders, on behalf of the Independent Miners Guild

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