Victor laughed, this time quite obviously: "Mr. Deputy Prime Minister, you're trying to ride two horses at once, and make each horse think you're on its side."
"No," Marcinski shook his head, his gaze honest to the point of being sharp, "We're looking for the safest harbor for Poland, but with the NATO ship, the captain and first-class passengers are already preparing to throw some passengers overboard. We just don't want to be the ones thrown over. Your ship, however, is sturdy, powerful, and doesn't seem to reject rule-abiding boarders."
The corridor fell silent, save for the calls of tropical birds.
Victor looked at the politician before him, exuding the resilience unique to Eastern Europeans, and quickly weighed his options.
Poland's defection or covert cooperation holds significant military value, capable of greatly relieving pressure on the Indiana front, and even triggering an avalanche of suspicion within NATO.
