The Watcher 3: Breaking The Covenant by Saxon Andrew

Author:Saxon Andrew [Andrew, Saxon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Saxon Andrew Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-11-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The Chancellor left the room and Charles turned to TJ, “I’m concerned that you may be biting off more than you can chew. Colonizing a planet along with constructing all the ships and weapons needed to arm yourselves is going to cost you far more than you think.”

“Charles, we’ve saved enough funds to pay for everything we’re going to need. Further, we’ll continue to receive our bonuses from the trading contracts we established, which as you know, are the largest on Earth. The annual income from all of us here rivals Earth’s total budget.” Charles blinked. “We believe freeing those captured civilizations is worth doing and we do have the funds we need to start and continue moving forward.”

“What’s your leadership going to look like?” Charles asked.

“TJ will command the fleets we build, Ezzie will command our ground forces,” Sally answered. “I will liaison with the others here to purchase the items we’re going to need. I’m going to be responsible for our finances and purchases.”

Charles stared at Sally and Joel asked, “What is your stated mission?”

Everyone turned to him and TJ said, “Just what do you mean by that? We intend to go out and free those civilizations that have been enslaved by aggressive civilizations.”

“Why not simply say you’re going out to conquer aggressive civilizations?” Joel replied. The traders stared at him and Joel raised a shoulder, “Wouldn’t the end result be the same?”

Sally stared at Joel and then replied, “Common sense says it is but that just doesn’t feel right to me. I don’t think we have any desire to just go out conquering civilizations. We’re focused on freeing beings that have been forced into slavery.”

Joel leaned back in his chair, “Do you think the ones that forced them into slavery are going to just sit back and allow you to do it without intervening? They will fight to protect their property and you will have to enter into conflict against them. Freeing the slaves on the planet will turn into a war against the ones that enslaved them, will it not?”

TJ turned to Charles, “Watcher, who did you say he is?”

“He’s my grandson and he can ask some questions that are quite disconcerting. He sees things that I miss and he’s making a good point. He’s trying to get you to see that you need to know who you are and what you are trying to accomplish before you go jumping into conflicts that could take you where you don’t want to go. I told you that as long as your cause is just and noble, I will support you in your efforts. However, if you simply become another conquering civilization, I will not, and I will put an end to your plan.” The six traders stared at Charles and he smiled slightly, “In case you’re wondering if I’m capable of doing that, I am.”

One of the traders turned to Joel and said, “I think all of us do not see ourselves as conquerors. What do you think our mission should be?”

Joel smiled, “I’m sorry, I didn’t catch your name.

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