[h2][center][b]High Kingdom of Itherae[/b][/center][/h2]

Following his statement on the Queen’s actions, the Prime Minister held a rally in the city of Pelliraki, a city most devastated by the Great Farmer’s Strike of 1905, where he would give speeches on Itheraen unity as a people. While he was still a soft-spoken man, many could tell that his words did have a passion to them, not wanting the Queens actions of his own words to turn the people against the Queen in any way, as, despite her childish actions, she was still the symbol of Itheraen nobility, pride, passion, and, most importantly, the heart of the people.

[i]”My words may have, at first, seemed to belittle the Queen and that my initial silence may have seemed like cowardice. It should be noted that our enemy is not the Queen or myself, the enemy is not another Itheraen for we are all together, as one nation should be. The enemies that currently plague us are abroad, either sharing a direct border with us or are overseas, these enemies to us are Illesian jingoism and Taran economics. The Illesians acting on the whim of an Empress, wholly fine with letting foreign armies march through her lands and slaughtering her people. Tell me, is that what you see happening to our people? It would be like the Cadians marching on Thermydon to slaughter Tyrian residents. While our government has not always made the correct judgements, it is noted that we are not Illesia, and we are not slaughtering helpless people who have been persecuted by the act of the few.

Though, our Queen has showed herself inept in recent days, it was with her blessing that our colony of Néo Méros was established, bringing in a significant growth to our industry as a whole. It was with her words that swayed the Supra Dobranie to air the fleeing Tehmigs. It is with my words that we shall not turn on each other in this time where unity is way of the future. It is with my words that we shall hold the peace in Siankouru. It is with our spirit that we shall hold in the face of adversity and strife. Together Itherae shall stand. Together Itherae will fight. Together Itherae will continue to be great.”[/i]
[right]-Excerpt from Gregorio Netaxis’ Unity Speech July 29th 1905[/right]


His words would bring back some approval to the government, or at the very least bring more nationalistic zeal to the people. It was reported that after his speech, those who had gone on strike clapped for their government once more, whether it be for the Prime Minister showing a genuine interest in the country’s well being of he was attempting to sweep the entire situation of the queen under the metaphorical rug. However, he got his point across and media slowly began to turn away from the Queen’s childish ways, and to more pressing matters of Illesian militarism or the poverty that gripped some of the people in Itherae.

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