EFL S.P.A - Enclave

[Groshyr]

RES Renaissance, Roussillon system
19th August, 743 AGS

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Sender: Commandant Antonin de Lusignan, Enclave Defence Authority
Recipient: Director Véronique Baudelaire, EFL S.P.A.
Subject: RE: IDF Shipping Request

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Dear Director Baudelaire, my name is Antonin de Lusignan, Commandant to Enclave Defence Authority – one of the two major formations of the Enclave forces. A pleasure.

We appreciate that you wish to negotiate with us without mediators. I’ll answer your question on behalf of the Enclave as a whole.

Your corporation has always been important to the Crown and Gallic society as a whole: the technologies you developed in the past helped to connect the Kingdom's colonies and make them united. Even the political dissidents who wished to ruin the unity and stability of the society with the anarchy they have been tried to bring, could not stop this. Gallic jump gates and trade lanes always were and still remain superior to their Sirius equivalents. We are thankful for your scientists and engineers who keep Gallia competitive.

The extent of our technological advancement was demonstrated by the successful campaign in Sirius. Unfortunately, technology couldn’t save us from traitors within our ranks; those who call themselves the Duchy of Burgundy now. I was at New Paris when the treacherous ceasefire happened; I saw our ability to achieve victory. Not without losses, oui, but there is no war without casualties. We could have ended it in one fight over New Paris and saved the Kingdom.

I do believe I answered the first question in full. However, the question of your people's safety remains open.

The following data should be not shared with personnel not engaged with logistics affairs with the Enclave due to the safety reasons: there are two paths you could use to reach the space under Enclave control.

First one: the passage from the system of Languedoc to Roussillon via Tau-44. Sumatra Cloud shall be one of the threats you are going to face, should you choose this path: it is composed mainly of microscopic ice particles that render most scanners inefficient. It could appear to be useful for a passage from Languedoc to Roussillon. The field contains pockets of volatile oxygen that are extremely dangerous to bypassing ships. Therefore only Armoured Transports or reinforced Vache-class Transports may be a part of such convoys.

I should also mention that the Crayterian Republic and their allies from the Natio Octavarium may be met in the said cloud and therefore this passage should be considered short, but dangerous.e. Our men could provide escort, but this may attract unwanted attention and give our enemies the information that may be used against your corporation.

Another path is longer but safer: your data banks may contain information about the jump hole to the system of Brittany in Gironde. Its position is ever-changing due to the stellar drift. It is still active and stable, therefore can be used often without harm to both the crew health and integrity of the ship. You may meet Outcasts in the system but we do keep the area around the jump hole clean of any unauthorized entities.

Passage through Brittany to Aquitaine and then to Roussillon is indeed longer but safer, as your ships will always be guarded by our escort. In the case of a heavy attack, our patrol fleet may reach you faster, being deployed in the vicinity of our stations in the Hebrides cluster.

As the conclusion: your decision to not support us openly and either do not engage in hostility against us is understandable. However, as you help us back to the full power in Gallia and restore the Kingdom – you may expect to receive benefits and property from those who dared to betray us and side with the "Republic". Serve the Kingdom and its ruler with loyalty, and your prosperity shall never end.

Have I answered all your questions or you would like to ask something else prior to doing business?

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