Imerbürg
"Further more my royal highness so have the chronically put forth a request to form a..." The herald stopped for a moment and looked at the parchment to see if he had read that right "An exalted march?" he said surprised as the rest of the court began to mumble as the herald shook his head to regain some of his wits, after all an exalted march had not been declared for centuries.
"They wish to march upon Wolomark to liberate the members of systerfolken that lives there as well as spreading the holy words of the rose ablaze to those that by right should bow before the god and requests my royal highness permission to do so as well as your royal highness aid in the glorious task!" he finished and where met with arguments from the court
"My royal highness not only would it be our moral right to bring back any wayward part of systerfolken but the royal merchant guild would support and request that such a move where made as well as it would protect our slave moving operations in those areas as quite frankly so are the royal merchant guild tired of having to watch our backs for state sponsored pirates in those areas!" a man whose silver and purple clothing pointed him out as a member and representative of the royal merchant guild pointed out.
"Indeed my royal highness it would be a most vile crime if we forced our brothers and sisters on the islands to suffer under foreign occupation my royal highness as well so would the islands serve as a most excellent staging ground of a proper invasion of the main land itself in the future!" a nobleman pointed out.
"While indeed it would be a great day to reclaim the islands so would the loss of manpower and equipment be unacceptable!" a nobleman pointed out and where met with approving nods by some while others glared at him angrily
"Enough!" the king said as his voice amplified with the help of a hidden loudspeaker could be heard over the heating debate
"We have made the decision as the people on the islands are by right of blood our subjects so is it in our, our federations and the people of wolomark interests to be liberated by our armed forces in the name of civilization and what is righteous!" The high king said as to be completely honest so would not only the islands protect their slaving shipping in that area but it would also finally bring back the islands that where by right federal property to their rightful rulers.
"You do have our permission to start the preparation for our liberation as well as informing the chronically that they indeed have their permission to start their exalted march with the support of the royal guard!" the king said as most members of the court rose up and bowed as they left to do as they had been told, some talking exited to one another as they planed for the coming glory with full hearts while others grunted amongst each other as they where not as happy about the decision.
Now he only needed to assign someone to lead the whole thing, of course so would Primus be the best candidate but his empty chair reminded him that his son where still away carrying their banner in al-Jzr al-Khḑrā against their enemy there.
"well it would have to be one duke or their sons then!" the high king sighed, after all there where so much for a monarch to do in these turbulent times.
Official communiqué from the absolute royal federation of Imeriata and her realms
From: Lord Edward auf stjärnhelm speaker of the Royal Foreign relation advisory.
To: The Armed Republic of Wolohanistan
Regarding: Official demand
Encrypted: NO
I have on behaves the absolute royal federation of Imeriata and her realms and her ruler his royal Highness Oskar rex Caesar II by the grace of the gods high king of the absolute royal federation, the descendant of the first Imerian high kings especially and foremost Emanuel the first, the carrier of the royal sword first carried by the demigod Belrion son of Bel, the protector of the federal crown jewels and patriarch of the noble house auf stjänkhrone and protector of the free city states of al-Jzr al-Khḑrā as well as defender of Hungary and her regions and the realms as king of Imeriata, Vedian, Erathia, Northern Taranakan and Andervel, but also the righteous and lawful king of New felandia and the duke of Northern Venezue and Sthalinge, The Shah of the crown states of al-Jzr al-Khḑrā and the Padishah of all of al-Jzr al-Khḑrā, The lord regent of the colony of Nova Imeriata, Imerian Africa, Angland and of the two peninsulas of Tvaude and lastly Jarl of the free city of Rickasborg also by the right of his birth high marshal of the royal guard the duty to inform you that as of today are we unable to ignore the cries of our sisters and brothers in wolomark any further.
As a result so must we as of today demand that the islands are to be immediately and unconditionally turned over to the absolute royal federation to guide the people living there back to a civilized behaviour fitting people of Imerian, Vedian and Erathian origin as well as any and all attacks carried out against ship carrying the flag of the royal merchant guild are to seize immediately as well as the captains that carried out said attacks or the people that authorized them are to be turned over to face charges of piracy by the absolute royal federations law.
If those things are not immediately agreed to so do the absolute royal federation have no choice to officially declare that a state of war exists between our two nations!
Signed and approved by: His royal Highness Oskar rex Caesar II by the grace of the gods high king of the absolute royal federation, the descendant of the first Imerian high kings especially and foremost Emanuel the first, the carrier of the royal sword first carried by the demigod Belrion son of Bel, the protector of the federal crown jewels and patriarch of the noble house auf stjänkhrone and protector of the free city states of al-Jzr al-Khḑrā as well as defender of Hungary and her regions and the realms as king of Imeriata, Vedian, Erathia, Northern Taranakan and Andervel, but also the righteous and lawful king of New felandia and the duke of Northern Venezue and Sthalinge, The Shah of the crown states of al-Jzr al-Khḑrā and the Padishah of all of al-Jzr al-Khḑrā, The lord regent of the colony of Nova Imeriata, Imerian Africa, Angland and of the two peninsulas of Tvaude and lastly Jarl of the free city of Rickasborg also by the right of his birth high marshal of the royal guard
Veidan
"Ohh I am a merry ploughboy and I plough my fields all day, until the sudden thought came to my mind that I should roam away!" the song of the soldiers could be heard as they marched in their nice fine ranks over the countryside to the harbour where the ships that would transport them to the field of glory could be found
"For im tired of this civilian life, Since the day that I was born, So im off to join the guard, And im off tomorrow morn" they happily continued singing, and who could blame them? they where all young men with ladies handkerchiefs tied around their rifles to protect them from danger and to show that they fought with the favour of a lady back home and to remind themselves that they fought for the honour of a lady so retreat where out of the question.
"And were all off to war in the grey, Where the sword glisten in the sun, Where the bayonets clash, and rifles crash, to the echo of a KVG! I'll leave aside my pick and spade I'll leave aside my plough Oh ill leave aside my horse and yoke For no more i'll need them now!" their song continued as their feet's hit the ground in the dark night, but then again the night had been going on for almost a month now and it would take as much time before the sun rose again so they where quite used to it by now, after all the night and the snow happened every year so it where nothing new at all.
"And I leave aside my Mary, She is the girl I do adore and I wonder if She thinks of me when she hears that canon roar. And we're all off to war in the grey, in the grey where the sword glisten in the sun, where the bayonets flash and the riffles crash to the crack of a KVG!" Hendrik sang as he and his fellow men in the regiment walked forth in their cold weather uniforms, the long greatcoats they worse seemed a bit of compared to the shorter tunics they usually wore and the think gloves made delicate tasks with their fingers an all but impossible task, even their hats where different as the pointy fur hats seemed so ungracious compared to the magnificent tricorne they normally wore.
"And when the war is over, and the glory is ours I'll take her to the church to wed and a soldiers wife she'll be. Well some men fight for silver and some men fight for gold but the guard is fighting for what is right! And we're all off to war in the grey, in the grey where the swords glisten in the sun, where the bayonets flash and the riffles crash to the crack of a KVG" they finished the song as they reached a top and Herndrik got his first look at the rest of the army and the navy that would take their third of the invasion fleet to the field of glory and indeed where it a magnificent sight as tents where spread in all directions and the small moment of men, horses, dragons and even a few mammoths could be seen as the entire 3Th Vedian army had assembled to go to war with their enemy, but that where not it as he knew that besides the irregular volunteers so would the holy army also provide forces and the 94th army as well as the 4th Imerian army would also march to battle and whom could even hope to stand up against such a force?
Jarl high captain Anders auf Skysjö looked impressed at the bridge and the giant window that allowed him to observe most of the fleet and the rest of the massive super heavy dreadnought that he had now been given command of, a true marvel of technology had it been called and only ten of the massive things where built. Then again he could understand that as the massive one meter shell cannons that they employed where slow to reload and expensive to fire, on the plus side so where there not much that could stand against such a bombardment and the mechanical reloading system made sure that they did not had to take too long time reloading the blasted things.
"My jarl high captain, we are ready to set sail and are only awaiting your command to set off!" a helmsman reported as the whole bridge snapped to attention and saluted him by hitting their left breast with their right arm as Imerian tradition dictated.
"very well then, set sail for the rendezvous coordinates to join up with the rest of the fleet!" he said and smiled as his orders where immediately obeyed and before to long did the fleet started moving to regroup with the rest of the ships that would then be under his command
"Yes this would indeed be an excellent step in the right direction for my career!" he said to himself as he sat down on the throne like chair that seemed to tower over the world and from his elevated position as he dreamed about the price money he would gain and the glory that he would win when he presented his countless captured ships to the king and the court.