As soon as the General found his way to the car, the soldier who followed him reported to his sergeant, “We’ve found the General sir. It appears he’s making his way to somewhere out of the area.”
He heard the other line respond, “He is? In the middle of the meeting?” There was a brief pause before he was given a second order. “Have surveillance ensure his safety. Make sure that his path is clear from any possible Coalition activity.”
It was a convenient reason to see the General would return when the soldier agreed, “Yes sir.” He changed the frequency of his radio to signal to various forces who had begun to prepare through the city, “We have to secure a path for a military official. Make certain that all areas near the city are free of enemy activity.”

Edward had achieved the pitch he wanted the Earth Sphere to take now that his life was in the hands of another organization. As he made his way for the exit he accepted the OZ leader’s request when he promised, “Very understandable Lord Lindemann. I do not expect to be welcomed with open arms but I only hope that my first acts as a mere opponent of the Coalition is a first step to showing what I can provide.” He turned with a friendly wave when he parted, “I shall see you after your business is concluded sirs.”

Mercurio was quick to agree when he heard Milou give his observation, “I can’t say I do either. Our past experiences with Coalition members haven’t usually been mutually beneficial. Even his case for defection is very familiar.”
Dana had her own piece to add to the conversation when she saw Edward leaving for the entry room. “Even Tano was pretty much just a one-time deal. I’m going to guess that if the good General sees an opportunity to stir up his own chaos he’s going to take it.” She tried to determine if Edward’s acceptance was even plausible for now when she added, “We’ll have to see if Stuart and Lindemann decide to just have him executed in secret.”
Mercurio nodded when he added, “I suppose so. We’ll need to make sure he is given some really close observation if he does get accepted into OZ though.”

Malcolm saw Edward leave while he was reported by one of the guards, "Mr. Representative, we have a status update on General Ulbricht. He says that he has some important business to attend to but will be returning shortly."
This left Malcolm somewhat curious on the General's decision and asked, "Did he specify on what?"
"No sir. He left without any report. We shall see that he returns."
Malcolm finally decided ti must have been worth the General's time if he was called to something and continued, "Very well. His account will be addressed at a later time while we determine the autonomy of OZ. Despite our current numbers we shall continue to operate as we have prior. All representatives please determine your suggestions on our connection with the new OZ."
Before the subject was addressed one of the restless representatives stood while voicing her concern, "With all due respect Mr. Representative, how is it that we are supposed to recognize the safety of this man? We have seen him offer a warning to us when we were under siege from the Testudo."
Malcolm knew the decision was going to be remaining on his conscience for the rest of the meeting but tried to remind the representative, "True as it may be, we must see if he is sincere in his offer of providing enemy intelligence. It will be up to Lord Lindemann and his assistants to decide if the General's information is enough to keep the Coalition from planning another invasion of the capital."
The Representative sat down while she gave agreement, "I suppose we should accept any honest information he has to offer. As you said however, he will still have to answer for his actions now that he is in our custody." Malcolm didn't answer back and saw some of the military personnel being escorted out. At this point they had their standing. They would only now have to wait for how the Earth Sphere would treat them in later days. Mercurio offered a salute to his mother and father while they saw him from below and made his way to the exit.