A more generous interpretation is that they in fact know or at least suspect that attacking the last Edencom station in Pochven would in fact not have the Throne’s blessing, and seek to clarify that beforehand rather than when it is too late.
A more generous interpretation is that they in fact know or at least suspect that attacking the last Edencom station in Pochven would in fact not have the Throne’s blessing, and seek to clarify that beforehand rather than when it is too late.