A tug chugged out early to the roads where we three vessels were waiting for entry. We were surprised to see that each vessel received two men from the tug. The mystery was cleared up come time to receive our own charges. One was a pilot, the other was a political officer representing the world government.
The latter made it very clear that we could not enter and conduct any business unless negotiated by someone bearing the mark.
The Captain countered that we were not desirous of entering for any purposes of commerce, but rather only delivering a shipment to the city’s governor from his sister city on the island.
This stymied the duo. They returned to port for instructions.
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