The news of the bombings confirmed the suspicions Helena had. The Sultan was obviously making his first move in undermining age old rivals and enemies. Perhaps Avalia might be next on the terror attack list of the Tinite leader. This worried Helena further and only motivated her further to push the Senate for a preemptive strike.
However, even more shocking revelations came from the Premier Commissar. Her reluctance, if not, cowardliness shocked Helena. Even Walt raised an eyebrow at the Premier's statement. If anything, Helena was prepared for the Prime Minister to be more reluctant, but never the less, it seemed the opposite. Helena turned the the Premier. "Well, I believe my nation is not going to wait around for the inevitable invasion of my country. I take it the PRK will feel the same when the Tinite pirates start sinking and raiding any ships that head through that straight." Helena said in a firm tone. "I understand the reluctance to take the initiative, but its pretty definitive that war. is. coming. Whether we like it our not, the Tinites and their allies will be knocking on our doors in a couple months. Both of our doors. I only ask that we support each other when that time comes." she said.
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