[center][h2]IMPERIAL PRESS SERVICE WEEKLY, AUGUST 20[/h2][/center]

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[i]A Khaitis peasant caravan heads Southeast to settle new lands[/i][/center]

[center][b]SURVAEKOM OF ALL REGIONS MOVE TO SOUTH RAETHON[/b][/center]

With the droves of native Honnerians leaving South Raethon in the wake of the Glorious Reconquest, hardy families from all over the Empire are taking it upon themselves to populate the land!  The properties of the former Varian residents, as well as deserted rural plots, are being sold by the Crown at bargain prices!  Surely the foundation of new villages will follow, along with the repopulation of the major cities.  

Of particular interest are the Oil Fields of the South Hauthkaj.  Though they remain under repair for the time being, once repaired they promise steady and well-paid work for employees of the Crown Manufactory Company.  Already hundreds line up for the new employment listings, and more jobs are sure to follow as refineries are established in Wadke and Keyvah.  A good day to be a citizen of the Grand Empire!

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[center][b]HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY RESPONDS TO AONTAN INSULTS[/b][/center]

On the morning of April 28th, his Majesty Shayaer Khaitis, Sword of Aed and Grand Survaek Emperor, publicly issued the following statement in response to the grave accusations of the Kingdom of Aontas.

“[i]The Grand Survaek Empire refuses to respond to the beck and call of foreign meddlers who do not understand the basic precepts of justice and war.  The Kingdom of Aontas shows great arrogance for presuming to condemn and punish the Grand Empire as if they had jurisdiction over the Surv-Akur.  We interpret their demands and their embargo the only way we reasonably can: As baseless insults devoid of reason!  But, although the Aontan King may have complete disregard for our most rational and ethical explanations, we trust that others are willing and able to listen.[/i]

“[i]The Day of Righteous Justice was a calculated retribution, exacted only upon a small fraction of enemy forces, in response to the vile murder of over five-thousand unarmed Survaekom civilians.  The alternative of simply 'forgiving and forgetting' would be simply unacceptable.  The souls of the fallen must be avenged.  We did not repay kind for kind by targeting Honnerian civilians, nor did we enact vengeance upon their regular soldiers, simple folk wishing only to return home.  No, we specifically targeted the professional servants of the Republic of Honneria, so loyal as to be complicit in any action by their masters.  Though there may have been better alternatives, and though I do not entirely endorse the actions of my commanders, I cannot condemn them for doing their best to manage pressing issues of holy justice under difficult circumstances.[/i]

“[i]In the future, if a nation wishes to insult the Grand Survaek Empire, we request they do so openly instead of cowering behind empty arguments and the flimsy excuse of 'natural law.'  To the scum who would mock our great Empire: Go ahead and mock us!  Do not mince words!  At least then we can conduct our battle of words in clarity and openness.[/i]”

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-- Survaekom move to fill in the vacuum left by the ongoing Honnerian exodus in South Raethon.

-- Emperor Shayaer Khaitis has harsh words for the Kingdom of Aontas