Good evening Mister Hammond, I am Robert McKay, Secretary of Defense of the Republic of Liberty. I am most pleased to see the Kingdom's interest on the matters you've brought up and will proceed to analyze the Republic's stance on both matters without any further delay.

Carrier Ohio has been deployed in Vespucci to pick up where the Delaware left off and proceed with eradicating the last remnants of the once fearsome but now crumbling Insurgency forces. Our own forces operating in the sectors between Ohio's current position and the Insurgency's capital, Planet Veracruz, have been taking part in fierce engagements with the hostile ships not showing many signs of willing to back down. We have been informed however that the Insurgency's overall presence in the region has declined since the Delaware's assault, leading us to believe that the Insurgency has lost a considerable amount of it's supporters over the past month.

The Ohio's orders are simple, Mister Hammond; Wipe out any and all orbital defenses of any type guarding Planet Veracruz, once that is accomplished, the Ohio and her battlegroup will assume position in orbit of Veracruz and proceed with bombardment until all planet-side activity has ceased. The Republic will not take the risk of giving any kind of shelter to the residents of Veracruz. After the Insurgency has been aptly dealt with, the Republic will shift it's focus onto Hudson. The Government has been increasing it's efforts to terraform Planet Atka in the aforementioned system. The Concord battlegroup has been recalled back to Liberty for resupplying purposes as the Government expects the worst reaction out of Rheinland. Whatever the reaction may be, Liberty will be ready to deal with Rheinland. It is my understanding that Bretonia is not on the best terms with Rheinland either, but I will leave that to you to comment on, Mister Hammond.

As for the second matter you brought up, the Government does not consider the losses Bretonia suffered to be comparable to Liberty's losses during the war. While we are happy with Bretonia's acceptance in helping the Republic deal with the Insurgency, we do not think that the debt is to be entirely removed. Of course, discussing new terms on Bretonia's debt is acceptable by the Government and I am willing to hear what you have to offer, Mister Hammond.

Good evening. There has been a long and, frankly, painful discussion at hand, and the tone taken by the Bretonian Embassy recently has not worked well in your favor. Between deciding what the debt total actually is, and the grave implications that you may be forfeiting an age old alliance with Liberty simply because our government does not come to decisions as hastily as yours, we were at an impasse for a time. Indeed, we find it odd that you are both hasty in deciding how much the salvation of your nation is worth, and in your willingness to hint at aggression. One might suspect there may be a form of infiltration within your great House. But that's not for me to personally investigate. For the sake of your shattered house with its world of manufacturing entirely destroyed, and billions dead, we do not wish for this to come to blows.

No, it is for me to send you the agreed upon terms considered satisfactory by the powers that be, while other forces thoroughly examine the true intent behind your words, overly quick as they might be.

The treaty will read as follows.

If found satisfactory, I can sign the amendment as soon as I am able.

Good evening. Since being a little gentler with you seems to not be getting the point across, I will be blunt in all regards from now on, as to plainly lay out your situation, and ours.

First and foremost, bringing up the tragedy of your Kingdom was not a simple political move, it was a reminder that Liberty prevented your nation from becoming a client state to Gallia. That is to say, if you were simply not wiped out by the Enclave. It was also a reminder that you have little bargaining power, as your manufacturing industry has been almost entirely destroyed with the loss of Leeds. You have everything to gain from Liberty, and Liberty has much to risk, and to lose by pouring hundreds of billions, even trillions into Bretonia, and a single planet that you swear will be accessible to us sometime in the near future. With your intent to aggravate one house on your border, and the threat you intend to take drastic measures with ours, we can only assume you would have to depend on Kusari or, ironically, whatever is left of Gallia for the redevelopment of your Kingdom. Neither have the economic might of Liberty, and I doubt neither would bring the sheer amount of commercial and industrial traffic and trade through your House as Liberty would, as much as you would like to believe otherwise, in the hope of duping a House into granting you untold control over their massive investment that you will not be paying to develop, and only be reaping the rewards from.

You are also mistaken in thinking that it is only I that takes part in the negotiations here. I am simply the one who has the patience to deal with you, Nigel, as I am the one well aware of what consequences might follow should I take the effort to remove the hand trying to snatch at Liberty's wealth. Others would likely have already left you pulling back a stump by now, leaving you impoverished and without your only loyal friend of generations. The armed forces of Liberty feel disrespected, seeing our House facing demands from the one they bled for, and our voters are furious, and frankly, you would likely find yourself with a far harsher government replacing the heads of state here in Liberty if we were to simply kowtow to Bretonia, which we had no intention to do so in the first place.

You want everything up front from Liberty, and we want to make a secure investment. One of us has the money to bring to the table, the other has idle threats that will only cost them dearly. We will relent on some stipulations in our writing of the treaty, but know that if this one is not agreed upon, you will find yourself without a penny.


As for your secret articles, Liberty has no interest in playing puppet to your games you intend to play with Rheinland. We are not a weapon or tool for you to wield as you please, nor one you get to hold over the heads of other houses. That is all we have to say on the matter for the time being. Though I will have you know that I personally found them greatly insulting to Liberty, and that's something you should keep in mind for the discernible future.

I offer my signature now. It's left up to you.

Good evening. It's unfortunate that this is your response, but it was expected.

Whether or not you agree, Liberty no longer has any interest in the treaty, nor Planet Harris. Any pending payments have been frozen, and will be returned to our treasury shortly, and any that have made it to the coffers of Bretonia will be returned to Liberty, one way or another, as well as the entirety of the debt owed to Liberty.

We wish the Kingdom of Bretonia the best in its future endeavors, though becoming a nation of grifters will not take you far.