Art of Warfare (AOW): 2

[King Acunasti]

Aurore was clearly intrigued by this statement, resituating herself to listen to Kurt with more focus. "How is that?" she asked.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

"Thank you. I'll be sure we-"

A tall, curvy woman burst into the room. She was wearing a bright red dress and had curly black hair. She was of Sorex (Hispanic) descent. Arlington recognized her as one of the five SMC reporters he made a diplomat on behalf of Zorya - Eva Magdalena.

"Mr. President!" Eva gasped. "You must see this! Turn on the TV and set it to Dolores Montgomery's feed!"

"This better be damn good." Miranda Edwards muttered as she turned on a TV on the far side of the war room, in full view of everyone, including President Erickson. After a brief moment of flipping through channels, a very chaotic scene came into sight. Paul Cathmore's camera feed was showing the room a freeze frame of Emperor Eliwer's limp body.

Miranda slowly hit the 'play' button, tension thick in the air, and revealed a scene of chaos, guards were screaming, Cathmore was saying how sure he was that they were going to die, and Dolores was staring at Eliwer's body in shock.

President Arlington looked from Erickson to the screen in confusion. He had no idea what was going on.

[Eltee]

"Well..." Kurt seemed slightly embarrassed. "When you walk around in Toruktut, you are constantly greeted and welcomed and there is a constant bustle of camaraderie. In Hessia... Well, everyone's kind of reserved. It's different." He restated. "And, no offence, but your government really doesn't make any sen-" Jalil squeezed his shoulder. "No offence doesn't make it inoffencive." He said sternly.

[King Acunasti]

"Allow him to speak, Muster Ambassador." Aurore said to Jalil. "He has a relatively educated opinion. Let him speak it. Go on, child."

[Eltee]

"Well, all the people in the country... They have no say in what happens. Which I think is kinda dumb." Kurt said. "Everyone says how you're so much better than your grandfather, but it seems to me that if you really cared about your people you'd give them the power to make their own decisions. But... I don't really know that much about Hessia, or politics. That's just how it seems to me."

[King Acunasti]

The secret service agents present within the car each glanced at Aurore from behind their blackened shades.

"You will be attending Hessian schools, yes?" the Queen asked.

[Eltee]

"Mum's gonna homeschool us until the end of the year, so we can finish up our old work. THEN we go to the Hessian school."

[King Acunasti]

"You will learn of Hessian history there." Aurore stated. "You will come to understand why the government of today exists in this nation."

[Eltee]

Jalil seemed quite uncomfortable with the current line of conversation. "Ahhhh, so! This restaurant, what kind of food will there be?"

[King Acunasti]

"Hessian delights of the aristocracy, as well as mixtures of Oriental food and Harsuli spices." Aurore replied.

[Eltee]

"Quite interesting." Jalil said. "I love ethnic foods, it's one of the joys of travel."

[King Acunasti]

"There may also be a selection of Norholmic dishes, though those forms of food are rare...even to me."

Aurore looked out the window. "Mariam, Kurt, come here!"

[Sav]

Tim looked at the video feed in disbelief. "I don't get it." He mumbled, watching it.

[Eltee]

Mariam and Kurt followed her to the window.

[King Acunasti]

Through the window, the children could see the massive, gorgeous tropical beaches in the night. However, far off the coast, an undeniably beautiful ship had been anchored. The ship was well-lit and made for royalty. Statues, musicians, entertainers - everything could be found on this watercraft.

"That's our restaurant." Aurore said.

[Eltee]

"That is so cool." Kurt said, grinning.
Mariam jumped up and down happily.

[King Acunasti]

"Neither of you get sick at sea?" the Queen asked Jalil and Sophie.

[Eltee]

"We go boating, sometimes." Jalil said. "They're little sailors."

[King Acunasti]

"Good." the Queen looked back at the coast. "Children, have you ever heard a whale sing?"

[Eltee]

Mariam shook her head in awe.
Kurt raised an eyebrow. "A whale?"

[King Acunasti]

"You will tonight."

The motorcade headed down towards the shore.

[OblivionDuruza]

Spoiler:

I might join if you're still accepting new players. I'm just a little unclear on what areas have already been taken. Would it be possible for the map to be updated with borders? Also, are humans the only race?

[Eltee]

"This is all quite extravagant!" Sophie said, looking out the window at the boat.

[POMC S117]

"Thank you. I'll be sure we-"

A tall, curvy woman burst into the room. She was wearing a bright red dress and had curly black hair. She was of Sorex (Hispanic) descent. Arlington recognized her as one of the five SMC reporters he made a diplomat on behalf of Zorya - Eva Magdalena.

"Mr. President!" Eva gasped. "You must see this! Turn on the TV and set it to Dolores Montgomery's feed!"

"This better be damn good." Miranda Edwards muttered as she turned on a TV on the far side of the war room, in full view of everyone, including President Erickson. After a brief moment of flipping through channels, a very chaotic scene came into sight. Paul Cathmore's camera feed was showing the room a freeze frame of Emperor Eliwer's limp body.

Miranda slowly hit the 'play' button, tension thick in the air, and revealed a scene of chaos, guards were screaming, Cathmore was saying how sure he was that they were going to die, and Dolores was staring at Eliwer's body in shock.

President Arlington looked from Erickson to the screen in confusion. He had no idea what was going on.

A man in a black suit came up to the screen. "Please show some respect and switch off the camera."

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Spoiler:

Duruza, you should join. Humans are the only race and the country areas are very general.

"I don't know what's happening either!" Arlington exclaimed as the screen went to black.

In Enaline, Dolores, taking care to avoid entering the window's proximity, stormed up to the man in black. "What the hell is going on!" She shouted.