King of the North [IC/Aurinel Only]

[Holoska]

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Mobiyuz, Syuzann, Lyudmilla, and Timur walked out across the grounds of the Imperial Palace. Lyudmilla was just 6 years old, Timur 3. It was this time of their lives that Mobiyuz wanted to spend as much time with them as possible. With the sun out, the chill in the air was still hanging around a bit, but was pleasant enough to go for a picnic. Timur smiled up at his father as they walked. "Papa, where are we going?"

"On a picnic, little one."

"What's a picnic?"

"We're going to have lunch out in the meadow."

"That sounds fun! But my legs are tired..."

Mobiyuz chuckled and picked up his son, carrying him in one arm. "I have an idea." He stopped and pulled a whistle out of his pocket, giving a short blast on it. After a minute, a large tiger came bounding up to the family, bringing a smile out of his son.

"Tiger!"

"Yes, Oksanka just loves when I call her." He reached into the basket he had been carrying the meat in, and gave a bit of it to the tiger, who ate it happily. Mobiyuz set Timur on her back, and walked out along to the spot where his family had started setting up for the picnic. He sat down with his son and the tiger, opening the basket that the bread had been in to find a small, orange-red animal nestled in with the food. "Haku!" It woke up and started chittering. "When did you get in there?"

Getting no response other than chittering, he picked him up and set him down by Oksanka, who quickly took to licking his ears. With the animals content, the four Anthros began setting the food out for their lunch. They were halfway through their sandwiches before a Shadow Draconid woman walked down to them. "Excuse me, sir."

"Oh, hello Miss Pauling. What do you need?"

"You have a letter from King Marko of Kookahmunga."

Mobiyuz sighed. "Even when I'm not working I have to work." He opened the letter and read through it, before handing it back to his chamberlain. "Tell him he's welcome to come out to Frostspark City for his meeting, and that I would be happy to meet with him."

"Yes, sir. Is that all?"

"Yes, Miss Pauling. You may return to your duties." The woman left, and Mobiyuz returned to his family and his animals.

[Kookahmunga]

Marko stands outside doing shooting practice. He aims at a large dusk sabertooth with his gun and shoots it in the neck, killing it instantly. He yells bullseye after accomplishing killing his prey. He calls 5 men to pick up the dead feline to the stagecoach.

°1 hour later°

"My King! My King!"

"Yes Marshall Edalem?" Says Marko while finishing his drink of wine back in the Royal Palace.

"My King, we have great news! Holoska has permited us into their capital, Frostspark!"

"Good, tell my crew that I'll be gone on a business trip. Meanwhile call the Navy to give us one of their ships for the trip."

"Yes my King."

°20 minutes later°

"You there!"

"Yes my sir?" Says one of the servants.

"Pack my bags, Lilèski's and Karles' for my trip."

"Yes my sir!"

"Oh, and here, have 100 Sgitedus. You deserve it." Says Marko while patting the servant's back.

"Thank you my Sir."

[Holoska]

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As was typical of any state visit, the Emperor had been handed a dossier on the latest state official that would be visiting him. And this time around, the dossier on King Marko of Kookahmunga seemed like a mixed bag. For one thing, he heavily believed in democracy, and had reformed the government to be more democratic. And yet, he seemed to take pleasure in hunting for sport, something he had always felt opposed to. "I wonder what his walls look like. Probably covered in animal heads, I've seen that sort of thing in the lodges." He thought for a moment longer, then smiled. "Well, obviously I'm going to need Oksanka there. That should bring a reaction out of him." He chuckled again. "I'll probably seem like an Elf, living with a feral animal like this."

With that resolution drawn in his head, he set the papers down on his desk and leafed through the rest of them. "Born on Prarastas Dhochos, 14th King of Kookahmunga...seems fairly basic. A few talking points." He put the papers back down and signed off on them, then sent them back to let Sector 05 know he had seen them. With that accomplished, he began thinking over the other preparations. It would take some time for them to arrive, so he could get a room set aside for him here in the palace, and have a Kookahmungan flag hung outside the palace. What do they like to eat? Mammoth steaks? I can get those made for him. Rather tough, though.

The Emperor walked back down the hall, thinking to himself, and making a mental list of everything he would want to discuss with King Marko. He had a long while to figure it out.

[Kookahmunga]

As King Marko gets ready to leave the palace, he tries to figure out a ways to set ties with the King of Holoska, Mobiyuz. He notices both countries have extremely different cultures and trying to connect with this different peoples can be a success ir a failure if not done properly. He calls a cheff and tries to see things Holoskans like to eat.

"So do they eat siweži (a dish similar to ceviche)?" Asks Marko to the cheff.

"I don't think so sir."

"How about wasawekdisa (red beef stake with spices and onions)?"

"Most likely, but they're anthraic. Remember?"

"What is the matter with being anthraic?"

"Some of them are vegan, plus showing up with with a tiger stake let's say, will cause drama and will be looked down upon at. It'll be like he showed up to your house with human meat."

"Therefore we shall give them cherry pie! Now what would he like as a gift?"

"That I'm completly unaware of."

"Well let's give him simple things, a medal of honor made by us for establishing this alliance, a Kookahmungan-Anthraic dictonary, a 10 bullet Kookahmungan revolver, a nice suit, a golden saber sword and a book with The history of Osiria with a map and compass."

"That's more than enough. It'll make a decent gift."

[Holoska]

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"What do Kookahmungans eat?"

"I don't really know sir. They live all the way in the north, so maybe not much."

The Emperor sat back down as he went over the menu for their dinner. "Mammoth steaks, grilled leeks, stroganoff, knishes, pelmeni...This is a bit much. Needs more vegetables. I won't have people at my table getting scurvy." Miss Pauling smiled cordially and nodded.

"Alright, sir. What would you have?"

"Broccoli, for one thing. Potatoes, those are good. Carrots, corn, those sort of things. But no tomatoes."

"Same as always, then. Are you sure King Marko will like all this?"

The Emperor chuckled. "He'd better. Then again, with Oksanka at the table, he'll probably eat whatever I put there with a smile."

"Actually, about that...King Marko does a lot of hunting in his country, and if he sees a tiger, he might want to shoot it to 'protect' you..."

"No guns at the dinner table. Simple as that."

The woman in the purple dress smiled. "Intuitive as always, sir."

"I mean, isn't this this guy who thinks Anthros are vegetarians because we're animals? I mean, we're all predators. I'll never understand the way Humans think."

[Kookahmunga]

"Now that we have everything is time to do some planning."

"Yes m'sir!" Quickly responds the captain leading the ship to Frostspark

"So, apparently Karles didn't want to go on the trip because he was on a rendezvous and his Honey Moon was supposed to take place the day before our nations meet, thus I invited Emil Nisegg."

"Oh so we lost our salesman, right?"

"Yes. But I am sure Mobiyuz will still accept the price."

"About that this guy is hard to impress, negotiations out of his interests are rare."

"Don't worry. Once me and Lilèski meet him and see our proposal we'll put smiles around his face."

"So you'll be taking the passenger ship, the cargo ship and it's cargo plus the big surprise?"

"Right."

"Sounds like a lot."

"Indeed."

[Holoska]

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"He's bringing two ships? The man rules over less people that live in a few neighborhoods of my capital city, what does he need two ships for? Is he taking his entire nation to see me?"

"I don't know, sir. That's just what the message says."

The Emperor sighed. "Fine, whatever. He can take up twice as much space in my harbor if he wants. Who all is he bringing?"

"Seems like the usual laundry list. Himself, a few officials, some friends. Nothing out of the ordinary."

"Good. And are my family's plans in place?"

"Vladmira and Jannochka will be in Riverton seeing an opera, Tanya will be taking the train to Whitehaven to take in the sun, and your wife and children will be elsewhere in the palace, completely divorced from everything happening with you."

"And Lucion?"

"He'll be arriving tomorrow."

The Emperor smiled. "That should look good. The man with a tiger and his bastard brother at the table. Gotta make a good impression, after all."

[Kookahmunga]

"I never being this south in my life."

"Neither have I m'sir."

"Everything down here is so different, looks like I being missing out on a whole new world all my life. And is noticeably hotter."

"This for us could be a normal Kookahmungan spring, but to some of these Holoskans it will be late fall. Right?"

"Ha ha. I guess you're right."

"What is wrong my sir, you look upset."

"Planning, I'm worried this meeting wouldn't go as planned. Plus this is completly new, is nothing like doing speeches on St. Òssevhus or Avhyhemumupaa, this is different."

"What do you mean sir? You're just going to talk to one person, negotiate with him, eat in their palace and leave. Is not much. Remember how difficult those speeches were? You spoke front hundreds of people. It seems this is much easier than what you done before."

"Yes, but remember this is the first visit of state Kookahmunga had in years. Plus we're not talking about some tiny, puny Kingdom like us we're dealing with. We are dealing with Holoska, an Empire, the giant mass of blob me and you knew as 'the Dark Hat' in our first years of politics, Emil. Is like I am expected to show the world what Kookahmunga is like, who we are and what is our government like. You understand?"

"Not really sir."

"Forget it. Let's play some pool. Also, I'm your friend not your boss. You don't have to call me 'sir'."

[Holoska]

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The carriage carrying the King of Kookahmunga and his compatriots came to a halt in the middle of the frontmost courtyard of the Imperial Palace of Holoska. In front of it, standing patiently, were two men. The first was a Panda Anthro (albeit, one with several feline features) wearing a simple blue overcoat over pale blue trousers tucked into black boots, and with a cape light blue on the inside and dark blue on the outside, and all topped off with a blue and white sash across his chest. In all, a very blue man. The man standing next to him was dressed much more simply, in a green tunic and tan pants with black boots.

Together, they were the eldest children of Ludomir III, the former Emperor of Holoska. And only one of them was fully legitimate. Mobiyuz smiled at his brother. "Ready for your first state visit?"

"Thank you for choosing a smaller nation this time."

"As if I would bring you into a meeting with the Emperor of Iffria or the Archelector or the Chancellor. Easy goings, Lucion. Easy goings."

Lucion smiled and patted his brother's shoulder as the Kookamungan men approached. "Here comes the charge of the Green Guard."

The Emperor put on a smile and shook the hand of the Kookahmungan King. He continued speaking, like he had been, in Anthraic. "Crātós, vyrai. Tai yra bhilis ana aikō juwes." As expected, the King knew nothing of Anthraic, and seemed entirely confused. The Emperor smiled again and he shifted back to Holoskan. "Greetings, men. Welcome to Holoska."

[Kookahmunga]

Marko smiles and says "Thank you, naÿÿpeka!" (Messrs). The two Holoskan men smile assuming it means something good and get ready to speak and in the beginning of the conversation a women comes down the ship carrying two heavy bags while Marko says "excuse me" to the men and walks to the women. Marko has a small five second conversation with the women in Kookahmungan, carries her bags and hurries himself inside the ship taking about one minute to come back.

Marko comes back with nothing in his hands and talks to the Holoskan men.

"Sorry for that. Let me introduce you my wife, Lilèski, she's mainly here to help me with my English, is not that good." Says Marko while looking at the women he helped carry her bags.

"Greetings!" Joyfully states Lilèski.

"Alright, where shall we start?" asks Marko to the men.

[Holoska]

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"Right this way, gentlemen." As the Emperor of Holoska lead the party into the palace, he motioned around at the artwork on the walls. "Every monarch of Holoska has a certain color associated with them. My father chose red, and my grandmother chose purple, although she wore green before the Great Expansion War. As you can tell here, my chosen color is blue, a strong, steady, confident color." The men looked around at the hangings and the portraits, as they went through a hall that had just four portraits hanging in it: those of Pashkina, the Saint-Empress that had formed the Empire, then of Ludomir III, her successor and one of the more controversial monarchs, then of Mobiyuz, the reigning Emperor, and then one of a young girl, his daughter, the Princess Lyudmilla and future Empress of the Empire.

As they walked, the men took special notice of the Panther Anthro man walking alongside the Emperor. "Who is this with you?"

The man smiled. "My name is Lucion Volkogonov-Katchmar, his half brother."

The men seemed taken aback. "Half brother?"

Mobiyuz just smiled "He has a different mother, and was illegitimate for 21 years until I had him legitimized." This caused the men from Kookahmunga to go silent at once. He had his illegitimate brother here? And he had made him legitimate? What kind of monarch even recognized their bastard siblings existed?

[Kookahmunga]

Marko had a smiley face for most of the journey, until the other Kookahmungan men acted surprised, he then looked at them with a serious face. During this trip Marko just followed the crowd while standing next to Lilèski and didn't seem surprised as if it was nothing new to him, he glazed the marvels the Holoskans had to show with a little curiosity.

"Say Mobiyuz, you seem to have a nice... err"

"Palace?" Interrupted Lilèski to Marko's words.

"Yes! A palace."

"Oyh yha, elme ige oi palace, koima sunu oi vhižoka pawvhamtu." Said Marko to Kookahmungans.

[Holoska]

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Mobiyuz and Lucion had constantly been keeping watch at the men's expressions and moods, and jabbering back and forth to each other in Anthraic about it. "Jie dokejō liūdnas."

"Dauguma gerlós mąstytojai yra iwe ei." Both of them chuckled.

"Šis regs atrodo gerai kṃti jis, nors."

"Markō mudstos bhewmi oinos iš newos mąstytojai."

The Emperor chuckled and turned back to the men. "Dinner will be ready shortly, so please join me in the dining room." He lead the men through to another room, where a massive tiger with dark orange and black fur was busy lying on the table. The Kookahmungan men froze instantly, but Mobiyuz just barked an order at it. "Oksanka! Off the table!" It looked up and saw him, then obliged his demand, slinking off the table and sidling up to him, nuzzling his hand gently. Mobiyuz just chuckled. "This is Oksanka, my tiger. My father and I got her out of a zoo when I was 17. She's been around here ever since."

[Kookahmunga]

When Marko saw the tiger he looked at it with little surprise, he was expecting this kind of thing from from Holoska.

"Ho ho ho, you don't see that sort of exotic in Kamonga . Don't you?

"Yhigu naÿÿpe, elmet ige oi dergi!" Said one of the Kookahmungan men.

"I couldn't care more if it was a tiger, a mammoth or a chicken. If its inside this palace is because it is obviously a mascot, kale"

"Indeed sir"

"Also, Emil you got the pie?"

"Yes Marko"

"Good"

[Holoska]

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"Jis negauna nesiteikė daug, ar jis yra?"

"Egō manyti, kad tai bhilis dėl regs." The Emperor and his brother sat down at the table, with Oksanka laying contentedly by the Emperor's chair. He motioned for the other men to sit, smiling. "I didn't go too overboard for this meal, but there should be enough for all of us. Tonight we have mammoth steaks, grilled vegetables, and a selection of Rokhan desserts for after, including kissel, zapekanka, and oladi." The food was brought out to the table, with the plates filled to the brim with food. Indeed, each plate had a massive cut of mammoth meat, complimented by vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, and leeks. In the middle of the table, several large pitchers of water were placed, alongside several large bottles marked "VODKA".

"I'd recommend you start with the water. If you aren't accustomed with it, vodka can hit rather hard."

[Kookahmunga]

"Very good, I must present you with our plates. We brought wamsoi which is a Kookahmungan pastry made out toasted butter loaf bread with maple syrup, honey and strawberries sparkled on top. We also have inyhamatako which is a baked bread stuffed with ground beef, onions, raisins, black olives and hard boiled eggs, my personal favorite. For drinks we have Red Wine from Kookahmunga."

"Don't forget the cherry pie!" Said Emil while unwrapping the pie.

"Yes, the pie aswell. You may serve yourself as much as you want."

[Holoska]

"Very good, I must present you with our plates. We brought wamsoi which is a Kookahmungan pastry made out toasted butter loaf bread with maple syrup, honey and strawberries sparkled on top. We also have inyhamatako which is a baked bread stuffed with ground beef, onions, raisins, black olives and hard boiled eggs, my personal favorite. For drinks we have Red Wine from Kookahmunga."

"Don't forget the cherry pie!" Said Emil while unwrapping the pie.

"Yes, the pie aswell. You may serve yourself as much as you want."

Mobiyuz' eyes seemed to brighten up at the mention of the pie and the pastry, and he accepted them happily. In fact, his whole demeanor seemed to change to be slightly more happy. "Thank you, men. Please, enjoy your food." He set the desserts aside and started in on his food. "So, men, what business brings you to my capital city?"

[Kookahmunga]

"I am glad you ask Mobiyuz. As you may notice our nation is small and we have a weak army, but there's something we added to our nation that when coordinated with instability and that my friend is tyranny. You see, before I came into power our nation had Collectivist protests and rebellions, now with myself in power we slowed things down a little. Yet we predict it may rise by the beginning of Oinos due to the Collectivist party's weapon purchase increasing by 39%. Not just that but we also have a potential ultra-nationalist threat possibly creating a one-party authoritarian state instead of a democracy. Our point is, we need a strong ally that can prevent this from happening."

Marko grabs glass of Vodka and drinks a bit of it.

[Holoska]

"I am glad you ask Mobiyuz. As you may notice our nation is small and we have a weak army, but there's something we added to our nation that when coordinated with instability and that my friend is tyranny. You see, before I came into power our nation had Collectivist protests and rebellions, now with myself in power we slowed things down a little. Yet we predict it may rise by the beginning of Oinos due to the Collectivist party's weapon purchase increasing by 39%. Not just that but we also have a potential ultra-nationalist threat possibly creating a one-party authoritarian state instead of a democracy. Our point is, we need a strong ally that can prevent this from happening."

Marko grabs glass of Vodka and drinks a bit of it.

"I see. So because I reign over a powerful country, you want my assistance. You want me, the Anthro emperor of a multiracial Empire that's still mostly Anthro, to send my armies up north to defend a small, out of the way Human nation ruled by a Human king." There was silence for a bit while the Emperor drank from a glass of cider. "I'll still do it, because no one likes collectivists. Just know I'm not doing this out of a particular fondness for you or your nation." After that, he broke off a bit of the pastry, and tried it. He smiled and continued. "Although, I suppose, you're cordial enough. I remember your dealings at the Liebenheim Conference, you seem a respectable figure."

[Kookahmunga]

"I am glad you ask Mobiyuz. As you may notice our nation is small and we have a weak army, but there's something we added to our nation that when coordinated with instability and that my friend is tyranny. You see, before I came into power our nation had Collectivist protests and rebellions, now with myself in power we slowed things down a little. Yet we predict it may rise by the beginning of Oinos due to the Collectivist party's weapon purchase increasing by 39%. Not just that but we also have a potential ultra-nationalist threat possibly creating a one-party authoritarian state instead of a democracy. Our point is, we need a strong ally that can prevent this from happening."

Marko grabs glass of Vodka and drinks a bit of it.

"I see. So because I reign over a powerful country, you want my assistance. You want me, the Anthro emperor of a multiracial Empire that's still mostly Anthro, to send my armies up north to defend a small, out of the way Human nation ruled by a Human king." There was silence for a bit while the Emperor drank from a glass of cider. "I'll still do it, because no one likes collectivists. Just know I'm not doing this out of a particular fondness for you or your nation." After that, he broke off a bit of the pastry, and tried it. He smiled and continued. "Although, I suppose, you're cordial enough. I remember your dealings at the Liebenheim Conference, you seem a respectable figure."

"Yes, we appreciate your help, and thank you for your congratulatory comments."

He tried a little of the mammoth meat "Tough... like life itself... I like that it tastes good."

"What would you like in repay? Ask for anything, you may have it."

[Holoska]

"I see. So because I reign over a powerful country, you want my assistance. You want me, the Anthro emperor of a multiracial Empire that's still mostly Anthro, to send my armies up north to defend a small, out of the way Human nation ruled by a Human king." There was silence for a bit while the Emperor drank from a glass of cider. "I'll still do it, because no one likes collectivists. Just know I'm not doing this out of a particular fondness for you or your nation." After that, he broke off a bit of the pastry, and tried it. He smiled and continued. "Although, I suppose, you're cordial enough. I remember your dealings at the Liebenheim Conference, you seem a respectable figure."

"Yes, we appreciate your help, and thank you for your congratulatory comments."

He tried a little of the mammoth meat "Tough... like life itself... I like that it tastes good."

"What would you like in repay? Ask for anything, you may have it."

"A naval port."

"I'm sorry?"

"Your nation occupies a strategic portion of the continent, and the Naval Directory of the Ministry of Defence has been asking for a port in the north for a while now, and I believe you would be more responsive to the lease of such a port than, say Skogarstrond. We have several proposals, but the final decision is up to you, of course." The Emperor smiled, leaving the men to ponder what he had just proposed.

[Kookahmunga]

"Yes, we appreciate your help, and thank you for your congratulatory comments."

He tried a little of the mammoth meat "Tough... like life itself... I like that it tastes good."

"What would you like in repay? Ask for anything, you may have it."

"A naval port."

"I'm sorry?"

"Your nation occupies a strategic portion of the continent, and the Naval Directory of the Ministry of Defence has been asking for a port in the north for a while now, and I believe you would be more responsive to the lease of such a port than, say Skogarstrond. We have several proposals, but the final decision is up to you, of course." The Emperor smiled, leaving the men to ponder what he had just proposed.

"Oh ok, that is very reasonable. Just where would you like this port to be? Ryayartsalg is our capital, largest city and port, but is a little bit to the south. You can try out Aldensalg which is our third largest city and in a better position and is more to the north, but has a smaller port. Lyhumusalg is a small town, but has the northenmost port."

[Holoska]

"A naval port."

"I'm sorry?"

"Your nation occupies a strategic portion of the continent, and the Naval Directory of the Ministry of Defence has been asking for a port in the north for a while now, and I believe you would be more responsive to the lease of such a port than, say Skogarstrond. We have several proposals, but the final decision is up to you, of course." The Emperor smiled, leaving the men to ponder what he had just proposed.

"Oh ok, that is very reasonable. Just where would you like this port to be? Ryayartsalg is our capital, largest city and port, but is a little bit to the south. You can try out Aldensalg which is our third largest city and in a better position and is more to the north, but has a smaller port. Lyhumusalg is a small town, but has the northenmost port."

"Perhaps it would be best if we started with Lyhumusalg. If it's that small, we have more space to build what we need to. But, I should mention that this would be a lease on the territory. As in, the territorial sovereignty of this territory would be ceded to the Empire of Holoska, in good trust of course. Owing to the terms of a lease, this would involve a yearly payment of...let's say 15,000 alrints. Does that sound good? All payments would be made through the Ministry of Finance, of course, so I trust that your government recognizes Alrints as a suitable currency, most nations do anyways."

[Kookahmunga]

"Oh ok, that is very reasonable. Just where would you like this port to be? Ryayartsalg is our capital, largest city and port, but is a little bit to the south. You can try out Aldensalg which is our third largest city and in a better position and is more to the north, but has a smaller port. Lyhumusalg is a small town, but has the northenmost port."

"Perhaps it would be best if we started with Lyhumusalg. If it's that small, we have more space to build what we need to. But, I should mention that this would be a lease on the territory. As in, the territorial sovereignty of this territory would be ceded to the Empire of Holoska, in good trust of course. Owing to the terms of a lease, this would involve a yearly payment of...let's say 15,000 alrints. Does that sound good? All payments would be made through the Ministry of Finance, of course, so I trust that your government recognizes Alrints as a suitable currency, most nations do anyways."

"That's something we can't accept, I could give you control of the port and let you do what you wish to do there and the exchange is already paid with your support against collectivists, we just can't permit you the territorial claim over Lyhumusalg, that would just be silly and dangerous."

[Holoska]

"Perhaps it would be best if we started with Lyhumusalg. If it's that small, we have more space to build what we need to. But, I should mention that this would be a lease on the territory. As in, the territorial sovereignty of this territory would be ceded to the Empire of Holoska, in good trust of course. Owing to the terms of a lease, this would involve a yearly payment of...let's say 15,000 alrints. Does that sound good? All payments would be made through the Ministry of Finance, of course, so I trust that your government recognizes Alrints as a suitable currency, most nations do anyways."

"That's something we can't accept, I could give you control of the port and let you do what you wish to do there and the exchange is already paid with your support against collectivists, we just can't permit you the territorial claim over Lyhumusalg, that would just be silly and dangerous."

"Perhaps you're right. It was a bit ambitious to suggest the leasing of the coast and the town, which is why my advisors suggested that I start with it. As such, my counteroffer is the leasing of an uninhabited just outside Lyhumusalg, one where Holoska can build from the ground up. The bylaws of the Empire state that we can only build naval ports on land we control, and as such, if you want our assistance in quelling the collectivists, we're going to need land to build this port on." In Anthraic, he added "Juwe wésolis ákeswos iš wailós šūdas."