A series of explosions thudded off the coast as the CFS Eftwyrd's onboard computer began dumping munitions, ripping through the hull and destabilising the nuclear engine.
Cuscatlani Interogation Room
Haley was by this point entirely baffled - were these guys confused, were they having translation problems, or were they being deliberately nonsensical as a form of soft interrogation tactic?
"You did, like forty seconds ago. You just told me Melendez was poisoned, and earlier you told me some of my crew were in quarantine for similar symptoms to his. Don't you remember?"
Whitebay, Brytene, some time later
The two Brytisc warships hove into view and breathed a sigh of relief. The two bodies of the slain heroes of Santiago el Cuscatlan were transferred to a morgue, where their grenade-ravaged corpses were autopsied and prepared for funerary rites, whilst the rescued prisoners were taken directly to a quarantine facility, crowds on the docks and quays cheering as the haggard but smiling personnel came ashore.
To: El Caudillo Carlos Silva;
From: Ambassador-General Accrington Stanley, Brytisc Foreign Service
Encryption: Public
If the Cuscatlani cannot tell the difference between governmental personnel and terrorist operators then this would explain a great deal about the catastrophic failures exhibited by Cuscatlani police forces. We find it impossible to deal with a nation which does not recognise the simple crime of breaking and entering with malicious intent, and we find it impossible to deal with a nation which does not recognise any difference between legitimate governmental personnel and private terrorist groups.
As of now, Brytene no longer recognises the state of Cuscatlan. Any Cuscatlani citizens or personnel entering Brytisc territory will be arrested. All Cuscatlani goods found in Brytisc territory will be confiscated. Further missives from your 'office' will not be received.
Good day.
