"Thankfully, we have a peace treaty with most of these organizations and polities," Schoel remarked with a serious expression. "We have already established an understanding with all of them for this particular mission in order to ensure that we don't get in each other's way. The biggest problem will be organizations we don't have an agreent with…"
Even as he droned on about the details of the competition that they would face, Ria found herself staring at the coat of arms of the Kandrian Empire with a hint of discomfort. She had a love-hate relationship with her own Empire. She loved what she rembered of her childhood. She hated what she rembered from her adolescence. The latter was much fresher in her mind, causing the hatred to outweigh the love. But she did think about the good tis every now and then, because she did yearn for them.
She was also concerned about being recognized. It was one thing not to be recognized in the frontier because of the information bubbles that each star system existed in, with minimal carryover from other star systems due to limited informational throughputs.
It was another thing to run into the Kandrian Empire on the frontier. They were much less likely not to recognize her if they saw her. Of course, they were unlikely to et up.
"We are going to et up," Schoel declared. "With the Kandrian Empire and other friendly organizations for so cooperation and coordination against more belligerent forces like the Blood Cult and the Evolutionary Army."
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