To Grand Marshall L. LaCroix of the Gallic Royal Navy

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Grand Marshall L. LaCroix,

I am Jean-Pierre de Malet, the former captain of the Gallic Royal Navy Cruiser La Rochelle. You are no doubt aware of my public disgrace. No apology can ever be enough to alleviate the shame I have brought upon my family, and myself. But it is the dishonour I have wrought upon the reputation of the Royal Navy of which I feel the greatest guilt.

I love my country, and that my actions have endangered Gallia and my King, the thought sickens me to my core. I must make amends for the Battle of Montpellier, for I feel that my personal failure played no small part in our humiliating defeat.

I wish to form a volunteer unit within the Gallic Royal Navy, consisting of disgraced aristocrats such as myself who are willing to fight as common soldiers to regain our lost honour. We would of course be under the full command of any Gallic Royal Navy officer in the field.

The unit would be known as "Les Enfants Perdus", LEP|. My family motto "L'honneur nous unit" would become the motto of the unit. We would fly only the XJ-2 "Serval" Gallic Heavy Fighter, equipped and funded out of the remnants of our own fortunes.

I ask you, as one of noble birth to another, to grant my humble request such that I may regain my honour, or die an honourable death in battle.

In the most humble servitude to the King,

Jean-Pierre de Malet

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Les Enfants Perdus
BPA)