Zoner Alliance Comittee meeting

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The Major stepped forward.

"Matok, you old fool! Sit down!"

Many of the assembly gasped out loud.

"Enough of this talk of revenge and guerrilla war! Or have you forgotten what the D in the ZDF stands for? Good lord man, get a grip of yourself!"

"I am sorry about your wife, but this is not the answer. Vengeance against Aurelia, against Gallia, it will not bring her back. It can only cause more suffering, more destruction, and more death. You threaten to endanger the lives of our peoples across the universe! And I will stand against all threats to the Zoner way of life, from wherever they hail."

"Now, about our defence! We have a great many options. If, and only if, Gallia decides to take fight to us, I suggest we consolidate our position. There is more than one planet we could utilise, and a multitude of bases in the far reaches of space. We must, together, decide which we have the resources to adequately defend, and which we do not. The Zoner way is not in our Freeports, but in our people! If the hammer should come to strike, I say we evacuate our people from the warzone, and leave any invader a very nasty surprise behind us!"

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Les Enfants Perdus
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