A Quadripartite Entente

[DeSchaine]

"That's your plan for dealing with the possible intervention by foreign powers? 'Blow them off the coasts.' Brilliant." Maj. McKenna was normally silent at these sorts of proceedings, but here he spoke up. "Even we in Taeunas are not so arrogant to think that we could stand up to the combined power of whatever coalition may be pacted against us without significant loss of life and damage to both capability and infrastructure. Just because you..."

Etain placed her hand on the Major's arm to hold him back, and he stopped. "You say you have all these ways and means to accomplish these goals, but I see no evidence of that here. I see no evidence of any plan whatsoever other than taking it because you want it." She fixed a cool gaze on the Lord Protector as she spoke. "How exactly would you keep outside influence at bay?"