2559 Independence Talks

"Representative of the Boundary Republic, state your decision please."

"Madame President, the other representatives on this floor do not speak for the Boundary Republic. You and I both know that the Republic has a price it will never pay. The decision of this Republic is that we will stay independent, lest we willingly take the final step that will sentence us to the shackles that we fought to be free from. We will stay free, and if you attack, we will fight until all is lost."

- Boundary Republic diplomat Alan Harrison

The 2559 Independence Talks were a series of diplomatic negotiations between the groups that had taken over colonies during the. groups sent diplomats to the negotiations, which took place on a station above, under heavy guard. With their visions of what might happen clouded by fate, six of the seven colonies opted to return peacefully into the fold of the.

The one colony that did not was, under the control of the Boundary Republic. The Republic's decision came as a shock, after the peaceful settlements of the other colonies. The decision was actually rooted in calling the threat a bluff, and while the Republic made preparations for war, it did not fully expect it to come. This choice led to one of the most destructive periods had ever seen as the two sides clashed.