You are greeted by Kyle Halliday, accompanied by Brian Crews. Brian speaks first, visible distressed. “We have a problem. Ever since our alliance with the Rebellion, the Confederation has been understandably hostile towards us. They never directly confronted us however. Yesterday that changed. Under ‘suspicion of smuggling and piracy’ a Confederate Frigate boarded and plundered one of our transports carrying vital data. If they have now decided to act openly, so will we.”