Nathan knew he had hit a nerve among the Order agents, and that was enough for him. Upon seeing the Inquisitor pet Megera like an animal, he realised how strange those two looked together and didn't want to be associated with them and their weird fetish play.
Getting back on topic, he turns to address Paul Mendes. "What do you mean you've tried?" He says, shocked at the lack of focus from Zoner delegation in this summit. "If I'm perfectly honest, I don't think the Zoner attendees at this meeting have done anything other than constantly remind the summit participants how neutral and pacifistic they are. Dare I say, whilst Duma's ideas have been terrible, they've been at least been headstrong in trying to move towards an end goal. This summit demands action. Carpe diem. What's the point in any of us being here otherwise? It's been enjoyable getting under the skin of my adversaries in this rare oppertunity, but even I grow tired of toying with them, and would rather have things draw to a conclusion".
Nathan then looks at Doc Holiday, moving his arms with each word as he speaks. "Doc Holiday, war will come to Omega-49. It could come tomorrow, next week, next month, next year - whenever. Gran Canaria is a resource. Currently, you are fortunate enough to control that resource. But no matter how many peace offerings, contracts, deliveries and selfless acts of diplomacy you make to local groups, from the moment you step foot on this Planet you made it a target of desire. In the face of many of the participants here, the Zoners are a largely powerless group, especially versus Bretonia. You think the Commies can back you up? The Coalition will offer about as much significant military support as a Mosquito; even they know this, it's why they made their NAP. Christ, if even embaressments like the Order of all people can terrify you with a bomb threat from an entire region away, how can you stand against a House a mere jump from you? And in any endeavour Bretonia pursues, I can guarantee Liberty will be right behind them. And say if Gallia cleaves their way through both, Gran Canaria won't stand a damn chance. What can you even offer Gallia, or even their Corsair allies, that wouldn't be easier for them to just simply take by force?".
He momentarily turns to gaze out the window into the courtyard, looking at the Core shuttle and marines outside, before turning back to the summit. "I'll level with you. It boils down to this: you need to pick the path with the least bloodshed, and the side that can protect you the most. As myself and others have repeated multiple times, there can at least be some form of united front against the Corsairs in Omega-49 if, after you expell their colonists, they choose to retaliate. All Bretonia wants is a guarantee their colonists can be protected, which is by the removal of one Sirius' greatest blights from this system. One thing The Core can provide is expert military guidance, training and counsel if you do face the wrath of the Corsairs. I wouldn't take anything the Order is selling; on Tomioka, we trained up Samura and they trained up the Blood Dragons - Samura are the ones who came out on top".
"Either way, you can't just fold your arms and demand everyone plays to your neutrality. It's not how Sirius works. There are greater forces at work, in constant motion, outside of your little bubble in this system. The CoF dissolving was a direct consequence of that".