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"Lea."
"I hope you're well. As I suspected, an opportunity to put your skills to good use didn't take long."
"A certain brazen individual seems to think she's immortal. I want you to dispel her delusions and teach her not to meddle where she's not wanted. Her name is Flora, member of the deranged Gaians movement."
"For the confirmed destruction of her vessel anywhere outside Bretonia, I'll transfer a million Sirian Сredits to your account. And if you manage to eliminate her in Sigma-15, Thuringia, Vespucci, or Orkney... I'll pay you double. Use any means necessary, but keep this confidential. I don't want to upset our mutual friends."
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"This task has no time limit. It's likely this contract will be indefinite unless something radically changes."
"As for the reasons, if you're curious... This woman spied on me, then used unverified and fragmentary information to slander and try to paint me in a bad light in front of others. Her motives are unknown to me, but they're irrelevant. I consider undermining my diplomatic work an act tantamount to active aggression."
"Hunting her openly in Bretonia, the primary Gaian nesting ground, might inspire despair instead of fear. I want her to be a frightened animal, not a cornered beast. For now."