My regards and the Goddess' blessing to the esteemed leadership of the Order.
My name is Caroline Ross. I am speaking on behalf of a certain association of Gaians that are particularly concerned with Nomads and the threat they pose. It has come to my attention that time and again the Guard found itself unprepared to react. Lacking experience, equipment, intel. I would like to amend that. I've looked through our records and found out about a failed attempt to establish contact between our organisations. If the Order does not have any objections, I'd like to pick up where we left.
As far as my information goes, admiral Hunter has agreed to provide medical training and equipment needed to identify infected individuals. I am also aware of a face to face meeting, proposed by admiral Golański. I believe the best course of action would be to start with the latter. We can easily accomodate the arrival of your delegation to one of our outposts, or, if you so desire, I can make my way to a location of your choosing.
But first, I'd like to know whether the Order is still willing to open talks with the Guard. Making plans is needless without having that knowledge.
⧫ Akabat
⧫ Omicron Mu
⧫ 18/07/824
⧫ FROM: The Order Overwatch
⧫ TO: Gaian Guard
Research agreement
As per details in our meeting, the following terms had been agreed between The Order and Gaian movement.
⧫ The Order will supply Gaian movement with neccesary training, equipment and expertise to secure themselves from risks of interacting with alien threat.
⧫ Gaians shall provide docking rights, refuel and ressuply as well as refugee for The Order operatives in House of Bretonia.
⧫ Carefully selected Gaian research team will be dispatched to The Order's research facilities in The Order Protectorate. They will be assigned to location most befitting of their specialty and granted same privileges and protection as our non-combatants.
⧫ The Order's scientist will reciprocate exchange with Gaian overt and covert teams in Bretonia. They shall be assigned to facility safe from assault of both Gaian and Order enemies of our common choice and agreement.
If you can confirm said terms or have anything more to add, now it is the time.
Grand Admiral Michal Golanski
Black Fleet, 1st Battlegroup "Wargods"
These terms are agreeable. However, there is an amendment we have to put forward.
As you are aware, the Gallic Royal Navy has seized control of Edinburgh and Orkey systems. As the region remains one of their supply arteries, even with the Tau connection functional, the presence of Navy patrols in the area is quite heavy. Such a situation has forced us to put our outposts within Edinburgh under a rather tight lockdown, reducing the amount of traffic to the bare minimum. Therefore, we would like to insist the Order avoids Islay and Glendale outposts in order to minimise the risk of their discovery by gallic forces.
I hope that will not be an issue. With that being said, I am happy to approve these conditions on behalf of the Guard. If there is nothing else that stands in the way, I will inform relevant people that the Order is to be welcomed on our bases.
⧫ Akabat
⧫ Omicron Mu
⧫ 31/07/824
⧫ FROM: The Order Overwatch
⧫ TO: Gaian Guard
Research agreement
According to generous details and strategic overlay you had provided us concerning Gaians, as well by decision of The Order Overwatch General Assembly, it is most fitting and safe to conduct our shared interests at Skye, Newcastle which I have no doubts you will approve of. We are sending initial team of scientists, builders and engineers whose task is to aid you in preparing your facility to be adequate for housing our most estimeed minds.
I can only carry on to respect our alliance, congratulate your wisdom and wish for eventual liberation of Edinburgh, your spiritual homeworld. More than anyone we are aware how painful it is to see one's home extinguished with extreme prejudice and rendered unto ghostly yet very much real rendition of its past glory.
Grand Admiral Michal Golanski
Black Fleet, 1st Battlegroup "Wargods"