To: Roi's Guard | Modified GRN Encryption

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Le Panier, Planet Marseille, Provence system
25. Avril, 744 AGS

Sender: Maréchal Gilbert Lebeau, Marine Royale Gauloise
Recipient: Duchesse Claire Sophie DeFrance d'Orléans
Topic: RE: Roi's Banner

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Your Grace,

My apologies for the heavily dated encryption protocols in which I have embedded this message. I did not trust any other means of communication available to me to be immune to interception by this new Union of Traitors.

I, unfortunately, cannot offer you the services of the Saint-Nazaire. While she did survive the Battle of New London, she was soon scrapped to maintain other warships of the Royal Fleet. Neither can I claim to command numerous squadrons, ready to deploy on your directive. I do, however, believe I may yet be able to locate - and direct to you - some of the veterans of Leeds I once commanded. Augustin Claire -- Celice Sylvianne -- Maurice Cornett. They may be few in number, but their experience in battle - albeit in mere dogfighting, rather than the art of military strategy, and tactics, which I have mastered - should prove very valuable to your -- our -- cause.

As soon as I am able, I will seek transport off this wretched planet. I may no longer command a warship, but I believe you will find yourself in need of a tactician.

Together, we will - once more - teach the Roi's enemies what it means to cross the Crown.

Yours sincerely,
Gilbert Lebeau.

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