To: The Council of Elders - [TBH] / From: Anton Naiose Tordai - THP|

[JorgeRyan]

Sender: Luciano Vasquez, The Brotherhood
Location: Planet Crete, Omicron Gamma
Encryption: Mucho strong
Recipient: Senor Anton
Topic: Offer of Mutual Monetary Benefit

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Saludos Senor Anton,

Since our first encounter, THP have shown a disregard and lack of respect for the Corsair Empire that I find quite disturbing. Actions speak louder than words, and they all say that the men and women flying under THP have not listened to a thing I have said. Time and time again, I have warned them not to bring carriers into Omicron Gamma, and to not use or be in possesion of jump drive coordinates for Omicron Gamma. They have streched my patience to the limit, and if I had had my way with them, their carriers would be shot on entry to Gamma.

That is what your are trying to negotiate against. You're not the first to try and ask permission, yet even then, they had not the patience to wait for a reply. Your pockets may be deep, and that may be in response to indulging in the Artifact trade, but it does not make you special. There are always more smugglers keen to take a cut of credits for themselves.

So with that said, on to your offer:

• Jump services are... not the most useful to The Brotherhood, as we recently upgraded several of our own vessels with jump-drives, so that we would not be reliant on others for rapid mobility. That said, the drives are next to useless without coordinates, and so, given you were able to obtain coordinates yourselves, and that scanning for them is a tedious task, perhaps that is were you could be of assistance to the Corsair Empire
  
• Now, our smugglers and those that smuggle for us already have routes throughout Sirius, with our Artifacts reaching every corner of the houses. I don't think there's much room to improve on that.
  
• "Investment in the future of the Corsair Empire", how grandiose, but not particularly... specific, is it?

And with that discussed, I'll let you know what we are willing to... tolerate, until you prove yourselves. For starters, no more jumping into Omicron Gamma. That is not acceptable, and any ship found doing so will be destroyed on sight. You may, however, jump your carriers to Omega-55, somewhere in sector F5 would be best, where the Battleship Athos will clear you for entry into Gamma. From there, you may trade with and unload supplies on Skiros, and purchase artifacts for the return trip. Other ships, such as transports and fighters, may enter and pass through Gamma as per the usual Corsair Laws, and trade on any installation, or Crete herself. But the carriers must not stray outside this area, or, once again, they will be listed as valid target for our patrols. I have attached a small map that should explain this sufficiently.

You mentioned wanted access to the Artifacts we extract from the Malvada? That can wait. THP| have shown themselves to be unreliable and untrustworthy in almost every encounter. If you want those relics, and the fortunes that come with them, you will have to earn that. I have a few things in mind that you could do that would go a fair ways to earning this trust, but they are still being discussed with the Council of Elders. In the mean time, I encourage you to... innovate. Surprise me, if you wish, and not just by throwing more goddamn carriers into Gamma....

Respetuosamente,

L. Vasquez

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The Brotherhood
Planet Crete, Omicron Gamma

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