
Benito has also begun diplomatic moves to improve relations with the Free Eritran States like Molab who are a DDS ally and customer for DDS warships. Benito wants improved relations for security and economic reasons, though this may be a hard sell as the Free Eritran States is the remainder of the Eritran Trade Federation which the HCS invaded years ago to create Benito's empire. Planets like Molab do not have a good opinion of the Clones and fear they too will be annexed one day.