PARLIANT
Today sothing is in the air around the Palace. There is an oppressive atmosphere around it.
Many great n and woman all around the Kingdom seems to gather in the Palace today. If anyone could blow up this assembly of people, Vanheim could even be crippled in one attack.
It is because of such, that the security around the palace was tightened that even if there is a fly, unless that fly has so authentication appear top enter the area, it would be swatted to death just rely for trying to enter without permission
Carriage after carriage arrived in front of the Palace, with their bodyguard standing beside them looking at everything and full of vigilance, so of them players and so of them NPCs.
They all alighted from their carriage and enter the Palace.
Today, it will debate on one of the most important piece of policy that might change the entire landscape of the Continent.
Vanheim now have the power to bring great changes to the world. A superpower nation in its own right
They enter and there is a lot of noise of people taking and so whispering, others communicated with a glance of an eye.
Then Aero enters. For a second the entire Parliant Hall was silent before they all ca and greeted him.
Aero accept their greeting amiably, smiling and laughing, there is no trace of the warrior who fought in the Vetten War.
He is a fast adapter. Then they all slowly take their seat to prepare for what happens next. Aero look at all of this in amazent.
All the minister has taken their seat but Aero could see not all of them has taken a seat. So of them are like butterflies flying around everywhere and anywhere, gauging the room.
So of the minister is reading from their speech sheet trying to rember the key points of their argunt to be presented to the King
So were practicing their expression and body language.
And while so of the mister is preparing. So of the other minister busy themselves with networking themselves with other people.
Greeting were exchanged and smiles were traded
Aero could see many of the people smiles at each other like they have known each other from their childhood.
Aero almost laugh because the sight is too absurd.
’I guess anywhere politics is the sa’
Aero could swear all of them are hiding a blade behind that smile. A smile that could kill.
’Ahh, politics’
Aero thought to himself grinning by himself. He looks all around him and he could see the dissonance of what the court represents and what it actually is.
The court is supposed to represent the height of civilization and refinent.
Violent or overt power moves are frowned upon, so minister would work silently and secretly against any that uses force.
This is a battle that cannot be won with brute strength.
Aero knew that more than anyone.
This is the courtier’s dilemma. Aero mused as he walks around the court greeting anyone he could.
He too has his own way of gauging the room. It is pretty easy to know who sides with who. There is always a tell.
So of the minister are undecided, while so pretended to be undecided and so will only jump out when the victor is already decided.
Aero shakes his hand and sigh a bit. It is dirty. But most of politics are.
Minister and courtiers have quite a complicated life and job
While appearing to be the very paragon of elegance, they had to outwit and thwart their opponent with the subtlest ways.
Life in the court is a never ending ga that required constant vigilance and tactical thinking.
Instead of using coercion or outright treachery, the courtiers and ministers get their way through seduction, charm, deception and subtle strategy.
You have to always plan ahead.
It is a civilized war. Aero grinned.
His best kind of war.
The court imagined themselves as the pinnacle of refinent but underneath its surface is a cauldron of dark emotion.
Greed, envy, lust, hatred, all boiled and simred in these halls. Who knows how many people have been sacrificed to feed all of that emotions.
Courts are unquestionably, the seats of politeness, were they not so, they would be the seats of slaughter and desolation.
Those who now smile upon and embrace each other while professing loyalty would affront and stab each other if manners did not interpose.
Aero thought in his head. In the distance he could see the citizens are entering and seating themselves in the spectator area.
Aero then stopped moving around and finally taking a seat behind a junior minister.
Then the Parliant began its session.
The Parliant is situated about two kiloters from the palace and is actually truly near with the Palace.
The Palace has road that connected it to the Parliant so many minister opt to alighted themselves in front of the Palace.
The Parliant session began with a few of the issues that could be considered as a warm up to the main event showdown between the War and the Anti War faction.
First they began by debating the issues of Gruk and the treaty.
So argue that we can open more shops and set up a business district in that land and monopolize the hunting ground and the production of Nairhell.
Duke Bradheim opposed this saying that the Orcs need to learn to be independent.
’We could not monopolize each aspect of the Orcs way of life’ He shouted and no one really wanted to get in a shouting match with the Lion of Vanheim.
Aero scoffed from behind.
’Bradheim is clouded with his friendship with Gruk’ Aero muttered under his breath
It is the law of nature that the strong enforce their will and influence on the weak. Many people may not like it, but that has always been the way.
In other words, Bradheim is naïve in the ga of power. Aero only shakes his head in disappointnt
He is honorable, of course.
But honor doesn’t win you war.
The appearance of honorable on the other hand—can help you a great deal. Aero thought of this in his heart but he did not say it.
Which is why many Vettenian noble surrender to him because of his reputation as an honorable military commander.
The matter I put on a hold by the King. The minister agreed and then they changed their debate to sothing else.
they debate about myriad of problems that is plaguing Vanheim, whether it be internal or external, social or economy, all manners of problems was discussed
The construction of the new temple, the land deeds for the peasants, plan for agricultural reform, what to do with the land conquered by the Vanheim military all of this and more
There is also the matter of the rewards and title they give to the soldiers and the supplies that they have of they wanted to maintain such an army.
They also debate about the nation spending which ans the issue about war will co on in just a while.
Everyone is preparing themselves.
Everyone knows all of this is just to lead in into the War and Anti War Battle in the court. Even the King could sense the shift change in the discussion and he frowned. He is not pleased but he knew one way or another this matter needs to be solved.
There is silence after a while. No one seems to have the guts to start the motion. Bradheim got up, his face is sincere and his eyes is full of determination
"I now want to debate about our military" Bradheim raise his hand to start a motion.
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Part two will be posted tomorrow. I will be giving mass release in the middle of the month and now is stacking up Chapters so bear with this bite sized Chapter for a while
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