As you may know, the ongoing conflict between the Kusari Naval Forces and the Bretonian Armed Forces has put considerable pressure on the Guild. Bounties placed on a House, by a House put Bounty Hunters in an unenviable position between having to choose their loyalties. For the most part, the Guild has stayed out of this, leaving it up to individual pilots to choose their allegiance. Until now, I have chosen to remain neutral in this conflict, feeling that choosing one side over another may close future opportunities.
Based on events today, I have chosen.
The Kusari Naval Forces will no longer be immune from my guns. While this war was raging in the Tau sectors, I felt little need to intervene. However, today you have crossed the line. I leave my home, and I see a Kusari destroyer in orbit of Planet Leeds. This is more than just a case of killing for money. This is a case of defending my home. The Kusari people scorn bounty hunters, believing us to be little more than honorless dogs. If you were to win this conflict, no doubt I would be exiled from my own home, based on your foolish xenophobic practices. I cannot, and will not stand for that. The Bretonian people have treated me as a friend, a trusted ally. From Kusari? Nothing. When you see me on your scanners, have no doubt that my intentions are hostile.
Today, you have lost one of your prized destroyers, as well as a fighter who came to assist it. Under my guns, you will lose far more.
I considered not notifying you of my intentions, but contrary to your popular belief, some Hunters do have honour. Until you abandon this futile assault on Bretonian space, I will kill you for money. I will kill you for Bretonia.
To: Jake Logan, Bountyhunter
From: Daisa Inuye Toshi, KNF officer
location: BHG office at Deshima
subject: your engagement notice
Jake Logan, first i want to say i really feel sorry for you, being held foolish by cheap bretonian propaganda.
KNF does not fight bretonian public, which are driven into a war by a greedy company and an honourless government.
We came into Tau's to aid independent miners, people leaving the bretonian governmental and corporational subpression. Bretonian forces, driven by BMM head were the offenders and their only goal was to eliminate the IMG in Tau's as an opponent to BMM.
With this act of war, bretonian forces have violated negotiated treaties and the state of Tau's as independent systems. KNF interfered here with show of force and to ensure Tau's remain independent, a step BMM head did not expect.
What have they done? Instead of retreating behind bretonian borders, BAF launched a number of cowardly attacks, which weren't as surprising as they thought. They lost a huge number of warriors and ships. KNF high command was foolish enough to think BAF and BMM have learned the lesson, but the greed for Tau ressources was bigger than the wisdom and the responsibility towards bretonian public. In fact, they hired individuums, BHG always hunted for an income and lost members to, namely Molly's and Outcasts. They did it only to delay the day BMM have to leave Tau's. They spent no thought about wellfare of bretonian public or other smaller corporations, like BHG is in Bretonia. The only interest were credits, profit and sirius wide monopol of mining Niobium and Beryllium. They earned a war, they will lose. I'm sorry for the brave bretonian warriors falling for nothing, but a brave soldier can't win the war, if the government consists of touchable cowards.
Enough of lessons in history. Our offensives into Leeds and other systems only have one meaning, to force the bretonian government to surrender, but it means to drive deep into bretonian territory, occupy system by system and disrupt the economy until there is really nothing left for bretonian government to hold on. Our experiences have shown, they wont surrender at any sooner point. We do not fight the public, but bretonian forces often hide behind them, so there will be victims, unfortunately, but KNF cannot be blamed for. We also do not fight BHG and there are no plans to force any Bretonian out of his home. KNF is not interested in breeding room for Kusarians. In the contrary, as soon as bretonian government will surrender we need forces to protect the bretonian public and keep up law and order. BHG will be such a force. Remaining BAF and BPA will be too weak to accomplish it, while BHG still will be strong, knowing bretonian territory very well.
To summarize, KNF does not want to have "xenophobic" practices in Bretonia. We just want to end a war, bretonian government and BMM have started. So there is no reason for any civilians to be afraid of what the future might bring. To direct the matter personally to you. You have nothing to fear, BHG is not our target. No BHG will be attacked, if they stay beside, but be asured to face the consequences if you open fire onto KNF vessels.
We defeated BAF and still do, so please, don't be a fool and think you can do better than house miltary forces.