I understand your concerns with the Kepler Accords - I will try to calm your worries with answers based on my findings when I was away in Sirius, and Liberty especially.

The Golden Chrysanthemums remain mostly untouched by this agreement as the situation in Liberty holds no direct consequence for them; their primary concern is Kusari, and that shall persist. I harbor significant doubts regarding the ambitions of the Liberty Rogues and even the Xenos to replace them in Kusari.

As for the Lane Hackers, their involvement is only partial. They do not partake in distribution of our Product, thus avoiding skirmishes with the Xenos for Cardamine. Their share, so to speak, is well secured as their services and technical prowess are irreplaceable for us.

In the case of the Liberty Rogues - while I do not wish to undermine the competence of a capable warlord with some loyalty to Malta, such as Hemlocke - their attacks on the Outcasts are unwarranted. The Maltese Legion managed to reprimand them for such actions, yet the possibility of recurrence cannot be discounted. Indeed, even my own vessel has faced threats on few occasions despite my polite demeanor.

The primary impetus for this agreement pertains to the Junkers, Don Chenzo. Their inability to secure Rochester, the most critical end-point of our distribution Network, coupled with their reluctance to permit the Liberty Rogues to fortify the station against Xeno raids, constituted a perilous concoction and they almost lost their station altogether.

Moreover, some of our intermediaries exhibit less than absolute loyalty when trading artifacts, inadvertently benefiting the Corsairs in their endeavors, even when opposed to our interests. Thus, they do not deserve Malta's loyalty in return until they change their ways significantly.

In this context, only the Golden Chrysanthemums demonstrate unwavering loyalty to us - and their place in our Network is ensured no matter what will eventually happen between Junkers and Xenos in Liberty.