Take the Oil
In which the Loud Commander states his intentions in three words, the Atom Inspectors confirm a reactor is no longer operational, the Southern Reach halves its fuel tax, and the Winter Reach sends a tanker to the Sugarcane Isle while the Commander looks the other way
The Loud Commander, who has spent thirty-one days explaining the war against the Flame Lands in the language of security and civilisation and the defence of the free world, abandoned the performance entirely and said, in front of recording devices, that he wants to take their oil, and Station Eleven, which has been waiting for this moment of clarity, felt something close to relief.
