What is this horrible news that reached me today? An insurgency in Mehatoor!? My first reaction was disbelief.
Mehatoor is a military hub and headquarters geared towards the warzone. The 24th Imperial Crusade projects its power from that system into the warzone, and that is also why there is a strong LUMEN presence. Gottin's Lamp is in Mehatoor! The system is also on a major trade route from Amarr to Jita in the State, perhaps even the main trade route after the fall of Niarja.
So, it is simply unthinkable that it would fall in the hands of Angel Cartel pirates.
Yet being at the edge of the warzone is also a weakness - especially now that the Cartel has been growing strong with the help of the Deathless and making use of the fog of war to exert its influence in the warzone. That influence, it appears, spilled over to the Empire proper.
I fear for our station there, Mikhimi Herart, and I worry about the Republic and other pirates exploiting this chaos. I shall pray for the swift restoration of law and order.
