To: Auxesia | From: Daimyo Augus | Subject: Proposal kept in mind

Daimyo Augus,

The individual whom I assume your speaking of is Magaera, correct? The possibility was already brought to my attention that they may be compromised, but if you've found a resolution that doesn't warrant our involvement then I'm glad.

The facility known as Heaven's Gate is and always was a fortress. It's well fortified, well guarded, and in an area that's contested by your movement, The Kusarian Government and The Order. This makes our involvement much more difficult.

As I'm sure you're acutely aware of by now, we haven't been on good terms with The Order for a very long time. Our conflict with them has always been a back and forth spat over nothing, and it's only gotten worse the longer it dragged out. Defectors from the Order have left with testimonies against their leader, and I'm not looking to divide your relationship with The Order as a whole. I'd rather you be aware of your friends instead. There is already trouble brewing in their ranks and has been for a long time, and it's slowly boiling over. Jeopardizing your relationship with them will further destabilize the Tohoku situation and make taking action significantly more difficult for all of us.

But... I cannot in good conscience risk another situation like this. There was a time where we were aiding the locals of Coronado against a similar menace to the occupants of Heaven's Gate, which were pushing into the Independent Worlds and massacring the Crayterians. We stepped in and offered our full assistance, risking our lives for the sake of theirs. We had become the thin line that shielded the area until we could disable their entry point for further study into alien technology. At this point in time, The Order deployed a fleet and forced us out, attacked our forces and convinced the Crayterians to turn on us. We were stabbed in the back whilst only trying to help, and falsely accused of initiating an assault on The Order.

Those accusations were later refuted, as the individual who made them left The Order with his vessel not long after their operation was completed. They needlessly risked the lives of multiple vessels to rescue one person from the infectees, and if you are as well versed as I or anyone else is, you know that spending an extended period of time behind alien lines subjects you to infestation or subjugation. They later released the individual back into the public, into a position of power within The Republic, unchecked. During this time, the wanton use of their resources was brought into question by various members of their organization. Two vessels - The Amenhotep, and the Razgriz of their Horus Division, chose to leave their ranks in response to being put in the line of fire needlessly to rescue an Overwatch Admiral's distant relative.

I cannot and will not risk another situation where reassurances of neutrality are turned against us, leaving us vulnerable to another backstabbing by friends of their organization. Whilst I and the Inner Phalanx appreciate the offer of Coalition munitions, I believe they'll be better suited in your hands for operations against the Infectees and the Republic of Kusari. Keep your resources for yourself and your people, as they're better suited for you.

At this time however, beyond the cooperation with my investigation as I had entered Okinawa in search of a dangerous asset, there has been little reason for me to trust that a similar situation to Coronado will not occur if we deployed to assist you. There is only so many times one can offer out a helping hand and have someone plunge a knife into it, before they stop helping entirely. As much as your reassurance may mean to you, this talk of cooperation is still fresh to me. Do not take it as an insult to the integrity of your Clan or the Dragons, but rather as us being overly cautious. We've been in this situation before.

- Leviathan