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Madame Delafosse,

I'm colonel Maximilian Saint-Just of the Royal Intelligence, and one of the people in charge of the fledging Enclave Defense Authority. We are an organization of like-minded military and intelligence officers still loyal to the Kingdom and what it stands for. Our goal is to ensure the Enclave's continued survival and development. Gallia may be lost to the spineless and the treacherous for now, but it won't remain that way if we have to say anything about it.

We believe that it is the duty of the EDA to forge alliances and strengthen cooperation beween various branches of Enclave forces. Your continued loyalty to the Enclave will secure our continued support.

Our colleagues from the Marshalcy maintain an open debriefing channel for all Enclave forces. So far, I've seen it used mainly for mission reports. The EDA operates an open comm hub for the Enclave, with a slightly different purpose. There, you may expect to find intelligence reports such as these, as well as EDA's standing objectives and priorities.

Apologies for the delay, Madame Delafosse. I've been pretty preoccupied with the problems at hand, mainly on Bordeaux. Rest assured, I've gone through all your reports. Agent Duval deserves a commendation for an attempt to cultivate discord between the Zoners and the Outcasts. This should divert some of their attention from us. Keep up the good work.

Now, to your request of a "Taureau" armored transport with upgraded armor. I can't provide one, not at the moment. As you might know from my broadcast, we've had no contact with the Embrun since it entered the system of Ys and missed all subsequent scheduled comms. Initial scans and surveys of the system have picked up strange energy readings and possible hostile forces. The Embrun had never been operating at full capacity, and was damaged during the retreat. Given all that, I have little hope that anyone survived.

Your desire to save our people is commendable, and I fully share it. But we have to do the math here. The Embrun itself is probably beyond salvation. It's crew might already be dead. Even if there was hard evidence to the contrary, we'd still be risking an advanced logistics vessel, the lifeblood of our fledging state, along with a squadron of capable fighters. They'd be flying through hostile territory which the Embrun had to flee, all for the sake of saving non-ranking officers.

I hate to say it, but in my eyes the potential benefit is far inferior when compared to the risk. The Embrun has a better chance of survival with full crew. If I knew for certain that it was still out there, and still salvageable, I'd be willing to dispatch a "Taureau". Not with the intention to evacuate the crew, but rather to repair the ship and get it back to the Enclave territory. For the reasons I stated earlier, I find that scenario rather unlikely.

I have forwarded this message to Maréchal Laroux. Maybe she has a different take on the situation. If our colleagues from the Marshalcy see merit in this rescue mission, the EDA may offer assistance.