"Now that", said Lyora with a pleased buzz, "is interesting."

She leaned back in her chair, and Kilik relaxed noticeably.

"A détente sounds appealing, comrade", said Lyora. "The conditions sound fair...although repaying the families might need some more discussion since we do not have currency..."

She leaned further back in her chair, the chair making a soft hiss as the back of it leaned back with the Premier. She put both her hands together as she pondered the conditions, and after a short silence, she straightened up again.

"Those terms are acceptable", she said. "The Union of Democratic Planetary Republics shall cease all aggressive intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. As for reparations, would rebuilding homes do?"