Royal Palace, Haemia, Razonica
2012
Leaders and representatives from far an wide had gathered to share in a feast at the palace. Emperor Siegfred sat at the head of a long, finely polished stone table. Finely engraved wooden chairs were placed around the table, glasses had been polished until they reflected the light of the room. Next to the Emperor stood the new Admiral, Alexander Manfred. Manfred and Siegfred were tall men, in their late forties. The emperor had brown hair and a lean build. The admiral had black hair and broad shoulders. But they both had well kept beards, like most Razonican men. At the head of the table was also the other members of the royal family, Siegfred's wife and his children. His heiress, was actually his first born child, Faenia. In Razonican custom the spouses of the monarch were not the heirs if there was a child born to them. However, the spouse would lead if the monarch died and the heir was younger than 18.
The dinner was being held in the Admiral's honor. His globe anti-terror missions had thwarted countless attacks on international trade routes. He was trusted internationally, but that also meant he had lots of enemies. His promotion had been granted by his latest mission, he stopped a plot to use submarines to muggle chemical weapons into the capitals of several world powers.
The palace was a large marble structure that stood an imposing seven stories tall. The top 3 had been added after the 1930s, when Razonica had an economic boom. The golden dome on the top of those marble floors was added in 1987. Today, rows of guards in formal uniforms lined the entrance to the palace. Each held the standard Razonican service rifle. They were there to protect and great the guests. The guards were dwarfed by several large trees with blooming pink flowers. The trees had been trimmed to look clean and neat. They were part of the elaborate gardens that lined the entire palace.
