Men and womenof the Legion and the Commonwealth, I stand before you guilty of many sins and broken oaths. Some of you may or may not have heard that several days ago there was an attempt on my life in the Kepler system by Star Captain Emilia Osorio, following orders to execute me given by former Executive Commander and Star Colonel Cristina Hunter.
Though this is a mutiny as any other and will be dealt with accordingly, I would not be any leader at all if I placed myself above the laws we've laid out to govern our nation, our military, and our future. I deny the accusations of treason and abuse of power, but I openly admit to the acts that I committed. I led a civilian into Vespucci, onto Guadalajara and into my home no less. I let informed this woman of secrets meant for only the highest echelons of Legion command regarding the
and even let her step foot on the Incursus itself.
I stand before you admitting my crimes and yet pleading innocence, because all that I did was done out of love, trust, and certainty in my heart and mind that my actions were right. I broke our laws and I will stand trial for them if you wish me to do so, but I ask that before you make your decision to remember what it is that we are fighting for. It was never intended that the Legion remain the malicious and enigmatic entity that it had to be to survive its infancy. We fight for the people of Liberty. For openness, for equality.. so people can lead normal lives and have relationships and have families and grow old. Not live under constant fear of government surveillance or be shot down fighting a foreign war for territory or resources, under the fading veneer of freedom and security.
If love is to be considered a crime in the future we want to create, then it is a crime I am proudly guilty of and I will resign my position as Lord Commander.
So choose your future, Legionnaires. The one where rules are bent and the people you love can be held in your arms, or the one where the people you love can watch in horror as you're executed without a second thought for stepping out of line for them.