[IC] States: Peace and War

[Opposition]

The bandits had now been retrieved from her prisons and were bound. They were put before Dao, their blindfolds removed, having to stare him in the face. "Now sir, I hope these men shall suffice as a gift. Now I ask that you and your troops recall from our deserts. Peace be with Rondorio and Mandisa." Katelyn crossed her legs as she sat back atop her throne, still conversing with Dao, but now turning to look at Kanji. "Now back to our conversation, what do you wish to know about Mandisa? I am willing to give an ally such as yourself, any information you must know."

Both Jason and Aurora were brought together. "The Butterfly is currently having audience and you are welcome to join them." The guards said to them. They led the way to the palace for those who wished to follow. They were soon brought before the throne room. "Enter when you are ready" They stated to Aurora and Jason before bowing and walking in themselves to guard the pharaoh.

[TheSecret]

Dao and the soldiers got their weapons back, with a rope they tied the bandits hands and legs and make them walk out of the palace.
"Pharaoh, I must beg my leave" Dao said wthout waiting for an answer and left.
The group walked out of the city, Dao felt as if the stres of the people stabbed his back.
"Lets walk quickly...it's a long way to Rondorio.." Dao said not happy he had to walk so much, the soldiers nodded and walked faster

[Slendy]

Toby and his 3 followers entered Mandisa. " Excuse me! Citizens of Mandisa , were can I locate the new pharaoh!" Toby shouted still mounted onto his horse. He continued through the town and passed by a man who was accompanied by people tied in ropes.

[manapool1]

OppositionJ said
The bandits had now been retrieved from her prisons and were bound. They were put before Dao, their blindfolds removed, having to stare him in the face. "Now sir, I hope these men shall suffice as a gift. Now I ask that you and your troops recall from our deserts. Peace be with Rondorio and Mandisa." Katelyn crossed her legs as she sat back atop her throne, still conversing with Dao, but now turning to look at Kanji. "Now back to our conversation, what do you wish to know about Mandisa? I am willing to give an ally such as yourself, any information you must know."Both Jason and Aurora were brought together. "The Butterfly is currently having audience and you are welcome to join them." The guards said to them. They led the way to the palace for those who wished to follow. They were soon brought before the throne room. "Enter when you are ready" They stated to Aurora and Jason before bowing and walking in themselves to guard the pharaoh.

Kanji cleared his throat as he began to ask questions about the place it was not that had prepared a speech but he had a general feel for what he was going to say. "I would love to know more of your culture, the arts, everything about these wonderful people, If I am correct you come from a polytheism, and your people see you practically as a god, I can see why of course" kanji said in his soothing voice as his anger had gone down now, he felt a bit empty as he had no weapons at his side but it was nothing he couldn't live with at the time.

[Bresn]

Jason quietly entered the room, smoothly sliding to one side to avoid attracting too much attention, mentally preparing his short words but feeling incrediblely unfocused. After few minutes of trying to figure out what to say, Jason gave up and listened to the man up front speak.

[Opposition]

A few members of the Royal Guard had been on high alert throughout the day due to all the mishaps. It was not long before a few came to Toby asking him his business. After recognizing him as the leader of his own nation, they quickly invited him to The Butterfly's audience. As the young king he was, as well as his common clothing gave off no suspicion, therefore none of the guards searched him for weapons. The had started towards the palace with Toby and his men accompanying them. After arriving, the captain of the Royal Guard told Toby he could go in and speak with the audience when he pleased before walking off.

Katelyn giggled slightly from Kanji's flattery. She didn't know what to say at first. She noticed Jason walk in and acknowledged him with a nod while she continued talking to Kanji. "You are a very kind man, Sir Kanji. Yes, my people look up to the Pharaoh as though a god, this is because our power was bestowed upon us by the gods themselves. Katelyn motions to the many portraits of strange beings around her throne room. "These all portray those that we worship, you amy have a closer look at the paintings if you like. They adorn every hall in my palace! There are many different gods we worship, because we believe that each of them helped the Mandisans in some different way." She goes on into a bit more detail about her peoples culture and what she learned about the main gods in their polytheism from the classes she is required to take as Pharaoh.

[booksmusicanime]

Aurora walked into the room. She stayed silent, near the door in case she had to make a quick get away. She hated having to perform princess duties but they were needed. Her boots made little noise on the floor and her cloak hung loosely around the shoulders. The hairband around her head was the only thing marking her as royalty, without it she would just look like a farmer girl.

[Slendy]

Toby walked into the room and set on the floor with his legs crossed. His 3 followers stood behind him. " Greetings my fellow royals I am Sir Toby Ellison of Solstice." He says bowing down towards Katelyn. "By the way you don't mind if I take my shirt off , the temperature here is way different from Solstices'. He continued taking his royals cape off and shirt. The 3 men picked up the clothing and folded them.

[manapool1]

OppositionJ said
A few members of the Royal Guard had been on high alert throughout the day due to all the mishaps. It was not long before a few came to Toby asking him his business. After recognizing him as the leader of his own nation, they quickly invited him to The Butterfly's audience. As the young king he was, as well as his common clothing gave off no suspicion, therefore none of the guards searched him for weapons. The had started towards the palace with Toby and his men accompanying them. After arriving, the captain of the Royal Guard told Toby he could go in and speak with the audience when he pleased before walking off.Katelyn giggled slightly from Kanji's flattery. She didn't know what to say at first. She noticed Jason walk in and acknowledged him with a nod while she continued talking to Kanji. "You are a very kind man, Sir Kanji. Yes, my people look up to the Pharaoh as though a god, this is because our power was bestowed upon us by the gods themselves. Katelyn motions to the many portraits of strange beings around her throne room. "These all portray those that we worship, you amy have a closer look at the paintings if you like. They adorn every hall in my palace! There many different gods we worship, because we believe that each of them helped the Mandisans in some different way." She goes on into a bit more detail about her peoples culture and what she learned about the main gods in their polytheism from the classes she is required to take as Pharaoh.

Kanji nodded as he showed fascination to the girls world that was unlike his own, believing in such things he had never though of before, though a minority of there kind had spread in his kingdom, no more than a singular percentage of the kingdom but there were there no less. Stopping himself as he looked to the girl and realized he was distracting her of her other duties he bowed before preparing his exit. "such a rich and luxurious culture I admit, I'd love to know more but I shant in hopes of allowing you to stay on task, besides I can't be hogging you all to myself now can I?" he asked in a swanky voice. "alas we will meet again, but I must have my people aware of our new found alliance, if I could recover my wears I shall be off and leave you be" he smiled as he bowed and awaited her approval to leave.

[Opposition]

Katelyn smiles, noticing that Kanji had taken interest in her culture and her people. She felt that this man was one she could deeply trust. As Kanji asks for his and his men's weapons back, she calls for a few members of the Royal Guard to bring out their weapons. Within a minute or so, the guards return Kanji and his troop's weapons, and step back to their positions. "I am very glad you came to see me, Sir Kanji. I too shall spread word of the alliance. I hope that this is not the last time we meet, Sir." She stands up and curtsies, bidding a farewell to Kanji. Katelyn then turns towards the others who were now in the room. First the young man, presumably slightly older than her, who was adjusting his attire for their hot climate. She seemed a lot more comfortable around someone her age.
"Ah yes, do as you please. I do not wish for you to overheat." She curtsies to Toby, before turning to look at Aurora and Jason, neither of which had spoken yet. Katelyn then curtsied to them as well, beckoning the three of them closer to her throne. "Hello, and welcome to my wonderful Mandisa to all of you! As most of you know, I am the new Pharaoh, Katelyn. It is a pleasure to meet you all. May I ask that each of you introduces yourself and explain why you bestow upon me your presence?"

[Bresn]

Jason felt all the confidence drained out instantly and glanced worriedly to his guards before approaching stiffly. "I am King Jason Lionheart of the kingdom of Soaria... my sources... has indicated that your nation is currently weak. So I propose... a alliance where my army can bolster your forces... As well as trading." Jason mentally cursed himself for saying alliance, he felt like saying that makes him feel too "kind".

[Slendy]

"As for me , I'm just here to gift you a present." Toby motions a man to walk forward. "It is one of the oldest books in my kingdoms library on battle strategies.l hope you accept it because I'm surly gonna be punished by my elders for taking one of there books." He laughed. Toby stood to his feet and scratched his head. " Also could I maybe established a trade route through your kingdom?"

[booksmusicanime]

"I am Princess Aurora Millia of Heshira." Aurora said with a curtsy. "I am here to meet you and see if we cannot improve the relationship between our two countries." She said looking up at Pharaoh Katelyn

[TheSecret]

-Rondorio's capital Kimlaska-
As soon as the people saw Dao and the soldiers coming back they ran at them, they asked what took them so long as they should have come back ours ago.
"Ugh..Let's say we had to pay our respect to thepharaoh of Mandisa" Dao said with an annoyed voice as he watched the bandits being taken away to the dungeons.
"The pharaoh, you say?" His economy minister asked curiously "And what do you think of her?". Dao looked at him "My first thought was that she was just a clueless brat...and I still think tahat way but...only time will tell if i'm right or not.."
Dao then walked to his house and took off his armor and left the sword and shield on the floor next to the armor, then layed on the tatami floor watching the ceiling

[Opposition]

Katelyn listens to each one of their explanations, smiling at each person as she does so. First to speak up was Jason of Soaria. Katelyn looked to him and smiled widely at his kind words. "Yes I am sure that our two kingdoms can work out some alliance. As for trade, my caravans can be sent to Soaria for exchange agreements. I would love to establish new routes to get diverse goods to Mandisa!"
Katelyn's eyes then move over to the younger boy, Toby. His servant of sorts walks up to Katelyn bestowing a book. She quickly grabs her skirt and curtsies to the man before wrapping her hands around the book. "A thousand thanks upon your kingdom for taking such a great risk to bring New Mandisa such a treasure of your people. I of course will accept your gift. As for your trade establishment, I humbly accept. Though my camel caravan may have trouble getting into and traversing your lands. That would cause the route to take slightly longer." She smiled at Toby. Katelyn seemed to be more attracted to Toby than the others. He was very nice to her and the age gap was not far. She seemed to have taken a liking to him. She then turns to Princess Aurora. "A pleasure to meet you, Princess. I too hope to improve relations with Mandisa and Heshira. I hope my parents did not make to much trouble between our nations. If there is anything Mandisa can do to help, do not hesitate to ask. That goes for Solstice and Soaria too!"

[manapool1]

Kanji had returned to his barren lands again, satisfied with the agreement between the two but now curios of the others on there land mass, if they were as interested as he was then by god he was sure he could strike bargens with them himself. As the towns folk neared him he payed his respects by conversing with them in small talk before taking to a large stepping stool and began to talk. "I am proud to say out mission to the lands of mandisa were a success, trade shall begin immediately, pack the salts as we shall move them as soon as possible" he said before hearing cheers of the crowd and stepping down to go into the rather large house he had claimed for himself, though moderately empty it was a clean and elegant domain of sandstone, much like the rest of the houses. Instantly he stripped himself on the cloak and shirt he had worn, keeping on his pants of course, his fellow adventurers doing the same. "be prepared to move out again boys, we have much work to do if we want this land to live on" he said as he stopped them and ordered them out with a wave of the hand as walked over to the cooling well of his house, there was on in all the houses, a single room with a pool of water from under ground forced up by blowing air down below it was how they stayed alive in the heat stricken lands.

[booksmusicanime]

Aurora curtsied "Thank you Pharaoh Katelyn. I will be sure to be in contact with you soon. Now I must depart before I am missed back in Heshira." She said looking up at Katelyn.

[TheSecret]

With Dao ill the future of Rodorio was now in Zhen Ji's hands, the younger sister was sitting outside Dao's house waiting for the doctor to come out.
When the doctor came out she quickly stood up"His health is quite fragile...The best for him is to not give hima any problems and let him rest" Zhen Ji nodded and turned back at the crow who was waiting for they king.
She kicked the ground with a heel and everyone went silent "People of Rondorio, I, Zhen Ji Xiang, shall take the place of my brother. Worry not as i shall fo0llow his example!"
The people was about to rise their hands and cheer but Zhen Ji shushed them so they rised their hands but made no noise, something that made Zhen Ji smile

[Opposition]

Katelyn smiled to Aurora, noticing she was one that was very quick to the point. Katelyn stood up to curtsy to Aurora as she left the Mandisan throne room. Leaving her with Toby and Jason

[Slendy]

Well if you may I'd like to be excused. I must return to my country to examine this thing my citizens call sci-ci-......."
Science my lord. One of the men answered. Yeah! What ever that is it sounds fun! Toby chanted science repeatedly as he exited the room.