An Undisclosed Location...

[Cat]

"Good speech. I bet you repeat it every evening before going to bed, old man. What you keep forgetting is such a thing that's called loyalty. Loyalty to your House and people, Colonel. And I never expected you to understand that maintaining secrecy may be for the sake of the people I'm talking about. Why cause panic and chaos while we can do the job silently?" He took a small break, then continued: "I have not been in the Force for long enough to discuss the older days with them. What I am aware of is that an attempt of cease-fire failed. I won't lie, I'm not aware how all that stuff with blueprints ended, Colonel. But I didn't see the Core using the corridor, nor am I aware of such cases. So you're, wrong at least when it comes to trans-Alaska corridor."

The agent took out black sunglasses out of his pocket and started examining them, pondering for a moment.

"But now we have what we have... A secret war, so to speak. And speaking about the threat, Colonel... I think you're just exaggerating. Even if not, - it's always better to overestimate the enemy, after all - stopping the nomads would become my primary concern. The others will decide what to tell to the people. But think of it: if the mighty Order gets destroyed, how could simple humans hope to achieve victory?" - the last phrase was obviously sarcastic, but then becomes serious. "If the nomads attack, the LSF will stop them. Surely, with the help of the Navy and maybe with the help of other Houses... Now when I think of it, the Order seems like some sort of litmus paper to me. By your state we may be able to determine the level of the threat and the scale of the needed intervention of ours."

"That does sound cynical," he sighs, "but that's one of the options we have. Speaking about the Order however, I may doubt your motives as well. Who knows, maybe you seek power? Advanced weaponary based on K'Hara technologies, perhaps? That could explain why you try to keep people away from your territory, where one can find some truly interesting objects, as we both know. Or maybe you seek to unite people under your banner? You'll get power either way, just from different sources."

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