Vektor hadn’t spoken to Shirley yet, and had no idea what was going on. United Tribes of Refuge??, he thought to himself. What a terrible name. And what the heck was Shirley up to while she was gone?!?!?
Vektor found these events to be intriguing. Can these Earthers be trusted?? Honestly, it didn’t matter. The worst case scenario is that he’d have a different set of Earthers to fight. Best case scenario, they’d live by their word and maybe there’d be peace. This was a first step. Sira was honorable and straightforward in talks. If this meant a new era of Earther-Olgog cooperation, he’d accept it… for now.
In Earther, so that Toth would understand him, he said, “Sira, these are indeed a strange turn of events. He brings up a valid point, which we will purposely ignore. There has been too much distrust between our kind. We appreciate the way in which you spoke to us and respected our customs. It was a giant leap of faith to move the train station from Thomasville to Simonsburg. We therefore, hold you at your word, just as you hold us to ours. Let the Earthers of Dunesphere recognize your claim, and allow the tribes of the olgog to build and strengthen our communities without further Church of One intervention.”
He turned to Toth, “You have heard our response. We will welcome a new age of Earther and Olgog cooperation, one that is not filled with hate, fear, and mistrust. For your efforts today, Mr. Toth, may the Earthers of Dunesphere and their ilk, be forever referred to as Hatebreeders by the olgog. May we now and forever know the difference between the Hatebreeders and the rest of their Earther kin, never to confuse the two. The next time a Hatebreeder like yourself wishes to speak to us, it will be to the council of tribes of our new nation, may it prosper free from your influence. Now get out of our lands, never to breed hate amongst us again!”