Though Ves managed to hit it off remarkably well with General Herman Foraine of the Adelaide Mercenary Company, he had less success in befriending the other pioneering groups.
They simply had less in common. None of the other delegates were particularly impressed by the Larkinson Clan and the Golden Skull Alliance.
So what if Ves was a talented and accomplished mech designer? He was just a young and brash Journeyman at the moment!
So what if the Golden Skull Alliance smashed the Sundered Phalanx during the Battle of Pima Prime? The Hex Army did most of the fighting!
The other pioneering organizations such as the Lehrer Foundation and the Boojay Family were not weak by any means.
In fact, they were all stronger than the Larkinson Clan because they retained their own ace pilots!
As Ves tried to mingle with the other delegates, he found that he and his fellow allies suffered from one particular weakness.