Oh, BAD start.
"Inform you?" he says. "What, I should run past all my business on my OWN world with you for permission now, should I? As if I report to you? Any shipments I am getting now, I ordered weeks or more ago, long before I had anything to do with you people. You forget who is the guest here."
"My apologies, Guildmaster," Sasha replies. "I did not mean to imply that you should report to us, but as your allies and advisors in this situation, it rather alarming to see that three freighters full of weapons have landed here, intended for you. My concern is that the Imperials will discover what they contain and signal a blockade for it."
"I will do my best to prove so, Guildmaster.
"Now, I agree with your logic there, but the Emperor will not. The Imperials are looking for any reason to quarantine your world, let alone obliterate it. Thus far, they have found nothing worth blockading Lanzar over. But they may see the weaponry as an offensive maneuver from you, or at least try to play it as such."
I am sure others can help.
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"Enough small arms to create a citizen militia," says Drakkon. "Without those arms only my Hunters can put up an effective fight and we are far too few."
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You're still not sure why your questions unnerved them, Cassius. In fact, some of them are asking if YOU are an Imperial now.