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Lifetime of War

Chapter 12: The Tripartite Pact

Too soon. The Humans attacked too soon.

Nine months passed before the front lines could be stabilized. Many recon and scout ships were sent out for any piece of intelligence or allies that could turn the war in our favor.

One ship, the Aeschylus, was able to cross deep into Human held territory and found the Quarian Flotilla. It managed to launch its automated stealth spy drone before begin destroyed. The videos it sent back showed a Human and a Krogan ship docked on to one of the Live-ships.

The drone attached itself to the hull and drilled a small hole in the live-ship. Eventually it found its way into the main hall where a Human, Krogan, and a Quarian were sitting around a round table. Each one held a pad, the drone's cameras zoomed in to read what was on it. Luckily the Quarian was scrolling down the, what appeared to be, the final draft before putting his thumb print on it.

The translated read the following:

The Tripartite Pact between Earth, Tuchanka, and the Flotilla, 2379

The Governments of the Human Republic, Krogan Confederacy, Quarian Federation consider it as the condition precedent of any lasting peace that all races in the galaxy be given each its own proper place, have decided to stand by and co-operate with one another in their efforts in Council Space and the regions of the Batarian Hegemony, Inner Council Space, and Outer Council Space, respectively wherein it is their prime purpose to establish and maintain a new order of things, calculated to promote the mutual prosperity and welfare of the peoples concerned. It is, furthermore, the desire of the three Governments to extend cooperation to races in other spheres of the galaxy that are inclined to direct their efforts along lines similar to their own for the purpose of realizing their ultimate object, galactic peace. Accordingly, the Governments of Earth, Tuchanka, and the Flotilla have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE 1. Earth recognizes and respects the leadership of Tuchanka and the Flotilla in the establishment of a new order in Inner Council Space and Outer Council Space respectively.

ARTICLE 2. Tuchanka, and the Flotilla recognize and respect the leadership of Earth in the establishment of a new order in Batarian Space.

ARTICLE 3. Earth, Tuchanka, and the Flotilla agree to cooperate in their efforts on aforesaid lines. They further undertake to assist one another with all political, economic and military means.

ARTICLE 4. With a view to implementing the present pact, joint technical commissions, to be appointed by the respective Governments of Earth, Tuchanka, and the Flotilla, will meet without delay.

ARTICLE 5. At wars end the Governments of Earth, the Flotilla and Tuchanka shall evenly split the solar systems and worlds in the Attican Traverse.

ARTICLE 6. On the 50th anniversary of this agreement a campaign to remove the Geth from the Quarian home worlds shall be undertaken. In addition the colonization of the Terminus System shall commence.

ARTICLE 7. Upon liberation of the Quarian home worlds, the government of Earth shall relinquish all claims to all planets and solar systems between the Pylos Nebula, the Caleston Rift, Hades Nexus, and Sentry Omega in the galactic North-East.

ARTICLE 8. Earth, Tuchanka, and the Flotilla affirm that the above agreement affects in no way the political status existing at present between each of the three Contracting Powers.

ARTICLE 9. The present pact shall become valid immediately upon thumb print and shall remain in force ten years from the date on which it becomes effective. In due time, before the expiration of said term, the High Contracting Parties shall, at the request of any one of them, enter into negotiations for its renewal.

The 'High Contracting Parties' met only once to renew the pact before the end of the war. Unfortunately for us we would not be able to get a look at what was changed to the original pact, if anything.