[Hereward]

krpeters, you might as well go AI as we haven't been able to find any subs so far, and it's less work for you to do it rather than leaving tiavals to do it.

Tiavals, instead of declaring an end to the game, considering there are only 3 of us left now, I challenge you to wait a month or two til I return, and we will resume at this point - an alliance of ossa and me against your empire. It seems a straightforward choice to me. Either way I do not grant you the victory - your choice seems to be either to turn me AI, as you indeed have the right to, and win - with dishonour! or wait a month or two and we can fight a titanic battle.