After first contact with the Creelin, I too gave them similar
amnesty using this agreement. Yours is slightly different because
your daughter and future daughters can make children with ours and to
keep them safe, as a king you and they cannot be persecuted. Though
never has a Creelin broken our laws, they punish their own. I’m
still glad the Creelin Archivers didn’t force Verard for
compensation for all the years detaining and torturing Beyleez
Netul who sits among us.”
“ Quick action and response
after Vanishing Claw’s and Talon’s offspring maintained the pact
declared long ago.” Netul merely
confirmed.
Emperor Coleson laced his fingers again on
the table. “Is there anything in the report you find
unsatisfactory?”
Renee broke in. “I do not understand the part
of human acquisition. We abolished all types of slavery even before
we became a people of logic.”
“ It’s not slavery.” The
Emperor conformed. “Since you could pass for humans and you two and
baby Isabella is all that is left, you need loyal persons to make
sure your ideals and laws are met. Oliver here abides by the three
hundred he deciphered for us from his people. Not once has he
broken our or his
peoples own laws. Solarian’s may have kept the laws simple, but
they are specific and punishments more severe than even our own.”
Coleson said “Oliver, personally, even if you were Mantiv, had you
broken any laws, not even the Galactic King could let you get off
with amnesia if you did something like genocide with forethought.
I’m the emperor of humanity and even I had to stand back as some of
my own children and family were retrained when they broke the
law.”
“ It was hard for us” The
oriental Empress added. “to watch our family members beaten and
corrected with drugs to be rehabilitated into productive society.
As leaders we were looked towards to make an example that there
are no means for
extenuating circumstance. I’ve even had to watch a great grandson
be hung publically for the rape and murder of a minor. No one knew
till he was suspected, investigated and proved guilty. As a leader,
should you agree to my mate and husband’s offer, you will have to
do something should your children and descendants do something
illegal.”
He nodded. “So any half human and Solarian
offspring can claim either government for a crime. If they are
arrested by you they can go to my embassy for trial and punishment
and any of yours could do the same under my rule.”
It was a statement, but the Emperor had to
make it clear. “Yes, that is the case. But more than that, you
haven’t the resources to make and uphold a functioning government
due to lack of personnel. It won’t be slavery as your lovely woman
asked about, but any human who has taken the Solarian gene therapy
can’t be considered human anymore and can legally join your
kingdom.”
“ Like the entire Hunter
caste.” Vanishing Claw said, relaxed as ever. “Even after all the
years our order has been around, we still cannot be around
civilians because we get everything free while they bust their ass
working for a wage. They don’t care that we fight and die for them.
It’s mostly about cost to civilians. We don’t deal with civilian
society, but we are part of it. It’s why as soon as the full
Hunter’s Elder council arrives I’m going to propose we all become
part of your leadership.” Half the Elders at the table nearly got
whiplash from looking at him so fast. “We can still be part of
human civilization, but under you we can do what needs to be done
to keep the kids safe. We’re self sustaining as a group anyway, but
if you decide to sign it, we’ll become your militia. And in article
eight hundred ninety three you cannot use a militia to make war on
any settlement or human city without just cause and speak with the
ruling Emperor for a negotiation. Under your rule my whole family
of Hunters and Huntresses don’t need to go through channels that
amnesty using this agreement. Yours is slightly different because
your daughter and future daughters can make children with ours and to
keep them safe, as a king you and they cannot be persecuted. Though
never has a Creelin broken our laws, they punish their own. I’m
still glad the Creelin Archivers didn’t force Verard for
compensation for all the years detaining and torturing Beyleez
Netul who sits among us.”
“ Quick action and response
after Vanishing Claw’s and Talon’s offspring maintained the pact
declared long ago.” Netul merely
confirmed.
Emperor Coleson laced his fingers again on
the table. “Is there anything in the report you find
unsatisfactory?”
Renee broke in. “I do not understand the part
of human acquisition. We abolished all types of slavery even before
we became a people of logic.”
“ It’s not slavery.” The
Emperor conformed. “Since you could pass for humans and you two and
baby Isabella is all that is left, you need loyal persons to make
sure your ideals and laws are met. Oliver here abides by the three
hundred he deciphered for us from his people. Not once has he
broken our or his
peoples own laws. Solarian’s may have kept the laws simple, but
they are specific and punishments more severe than even our own.”
Coleson said “Oliver, personally, even if you were Mantiv, had you
broken any laws, not even the Galactic King could let you get off
with amnesia if you did something like genocide with forethought.
I’m the emperor of humanity and even I had to stand back as some of
my own children and family were retrained when they broke the
law.”
“ It was hard for us” The
oriental Empress added. “to watch our family members beaten and
corrected with drugs to be rehabilitated into productive society.
As leaders we were looked towards to make an example that there
are no means for
extenuating circumstance. I’ve even had to watch a great grandson
be hung publically for the rape and murder of a minor. No one knew
till he was suspected, investigated and proved guilty. As a leader,
should you agree to my mate and husband’s offer, you will have to
do something should your children and descendants do something
illegal.”
He nodded. “So any half human and Solarian
offspring can claim either government for a crime. If they are
arrested by you they can go to my embassy for trial and punishment
and any of yours could do the same under my rule.”
It was a statement, but the Emperor had to
make it clear. “Yes, that is the case. But more than that, you
haven’t the resources to make and uphold a functioning government
due to lack of personnel. It won’t be slavery as your lovely woman
asked about, but any human who has taken the Solarian gene therapy
can’t be considered human anymore and can legally join your
kingdom.”
“ Like the entire Hunter
caste.” Vanishing Claw said, relaxed as ever. “Even after all the
years our order has been around, we still cannot be around
civilians because we get everything free while they bust their ass
working for a wage. They don’t care that we fight and die for them.
It’s mostly about cost to civilians. We don’t deal with civilian
society, but we are part of it. It’s why as soon as the full
Hunter’s Elder council arrives I’m going to propose we all become
part of your leadership.” Half the Elders at the table nearly got
whiplash from looking at him so fast. “We can still be part of
human civilization, but under you we can do what needs to be done
to keep the kids safe. We’re self sustaining as a group anyway, but
if you decide to sign it, we’ll become your militia. And in article
eight hundred ninety three you cannot use a militia to make war on
any settlement or human city without just cause and speak with the
ruling Emperor for a negotiation. Under your rule my whole family
of Hunters and Huntresses don’t need to go through channels that
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