Cluster politics and war

Still no luck on finding suitable gates out in Curse.

TES Valenia messaged me that we are to move our operations to a region of space that is "more relevant given the current war escalations by the Republic". A region of space where they can combine their current task with surveillance that is more important than following around a friar on his science project. 

I connected to Galnet to find out more about what was going on. The services that we held last week on Faith and Fortitude now appear on topic. The Concord agreements have broken down, perhaps in an act of sabotage - the last time this happened was when the treacherous Minmatar launched the Elder Fleet invasion. Indeed, there are again incursions of the rebels into Empire territory, but I am convinced the Navy is better prepared now.

I was also surprised to read that Silphy En Diabel has been arrested by the State. This will for sure shake up things in Syndicate, and the free Intaki there may seem more isolated than ever, enemy of both the Federation and the State. The new Federation president sees an opportunity I think, to draw them nearer by offering them some sort of amnesty, but my feeling is that the Syndicate Intaki will take that as an insult to the injustice they suffered.

For the Empire, this represents an opportunity. I hope the Empire can step in and show themselves as friends. LUMEN could play a role in that, given our strong presence there. And who knows, with the reshuffling of power structures in the Syndicate, the star of our own friendly governor Evelyn Arnoux may be on the rise if we play our cards well.