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Empire of Violette
Cercle Internationale, Confluence, Empire of Violette,
Mr. Droulez was a popular man in the city of his birth. Everyone here loved him, from the simple to the fancy; plain, dirtied worker's caps and noble ladies' elegant headdresses alike were taken off to him each time he walked down the city's streets, a national hero in the flesh, the man that saved the empire from the Victorian Mutiny. The so-called 'Droulez Affair' may have soiled then both Governor and Commander Droulez's reputation back in Sandao, but here, he was revered—all the more, even, ever since the Empress had controversially plucked him from power. The white stone pillars of the offices and embassies lining the International Circle were as gorgeously white as Droulez's esteem among the Confluenceen: pristine as all could be. The shining morning sun lit all of the masterfully crafted diplomatic mansions beautifully, but most prettily of all did it illuminate the Embassy of the Imperium of Hiron. Rising over the back of the Hironese ambassador's quarters, the sun framed the double-doors to the elegant residence as though they were the gates of heaven. Tempted as he was, though, Mr. Droulez—dressed in high-class civilian attire and proudly wearing a gleeful grin—did not enter. Instead, the seasoned war veteran turned his gaze left, to the three men of the Gendarmerie exiting a neighboring police building, two of them helping each other carry a table, and the third lugging behind him two wooden chairs. It was a beautiful day, and Mr. Droulez supposed his business with the Hironese might as well take place outside.
With the table placed directly along the border of the Hironese Embassy's front lawn, Droulez took his seat on the Veletian side, waiting in his chair for the two uniformed soldiers to bring back refreshments from inside their compound. The third, meanwhile, calmly walked up to the front door of the Hironese embassy and gave a stern knock. Standing away from the door afterwards to shout into the open window on the embassy's second floor, the officer called out, "Mr. Droulez has arrived for his trial!" in a distinctly high-class dialect of Veletian. Already, a small crowd of passersby had gathered, observing Droulez sipping his tea on an awkwardly placed table and an army officer making a commotion on the front steps of the embassy. This had the potential to be interesting.
Empire of Violette
Le Patriote
(Front Page)
Imperial Parade Resounding Success!
The sun shined proudly on newly crowned Empress Tsirine as she waved to adoring onlookers as the centrepiece of the Imperial Parade in Confluence. The procession began with the ceremonial swearing of allegiance of both General Hebert Féret and Admiral Lambertus Joubert, primary officers of the Gendarmerie and Marine respectively, to Her Majesty. With crowds coming from all over Violette and her empire, the streets of Confluence were packed, tens of thousands of smiling faces and purple flags celebrating Veletian nationhood in a grand display of patriotism. This year's parade was recorded to have been the largest since the inaugural parade of Emperor Frank XII, Her Majesty's illustrious grandfather, and much of the might of the Gendarmerie was put on display as armed and uniformed soldiers marched down the boulevards of the city of violets. A detachment of the garrisons of each of the empire's overseas sister-nations joined in the ceremonies as well, marching into formation with the parade at the point of the Golden Pavilion, with hundreds of Cotê d'Oriennes and Kikitomi proudly standing alongside their Veletian brothers-in-arms and singing the praises of our great empire.
The parade ended on the steps of the Pont d'Aspiration, leading over the River Jamais to the Île-de-Violette, namesake of the whole nation and birthplace of both the ancient kingdom of Violette and Her Majesty herself. Waving with a wide smile to the jubilant crowds, Empress Tsirine gave a speech extolling the virtues of the Veletians, describing her empire as the home of love and justice, birthplace of the proud. Against the backdrop of the Palais Violette behind her, Her Majesty picked up and proudly waved the Veletian flag, a ceremonial sailing vessel of the Marine passing beneath her as the crowds erupted in a chorus of patriotic anthems. As the ceremonies ended, and Empress Tsirine retired to the palace, all drinking establishments in Confluence offered half-price on all Veletian wines and liqueurs, in honour of the festivities. Many a votre santé was wished to the Empress and the nation, as the people of Confluence and her visitors drank and sang together long into the night.
Le Patriote
(Subsection 4, Page 17/23, Small Print)
Governor Droulez Found Guilty
The former administrator of Veletian Settumu, Commander Droulez, has been found guilty of negligence unbecoming of an officer by a military tribunal in Sindao. The divisive 6-5 judgement in the prosecution's favour condemned Droulez for his lack of initiative in responding to the sex trafficking ring organized by his inferiors, but did not find evidence that Droulez himself was personally involved in either the conceptualization or actualization of the plot. Droulez was formally dismissed from his offices as both Governor of Veletian Settumu and Commander of the National Garrison, but in recognition of his decades of distinguished service prior to the so-called Droulez Affair, remained an officer of the Gendarmerie. Following his dismissal, however, Commander Droulez announced his early retirement from the armed service, and made known his plans to relocate from Sandao back to his family's estate in the outskirts of Confluence. Mr. Droulez will now serve as civilian liaison to the Académie Militaire de Confluence, training new officers in grand strategy and effective administration. Neither he nor anyone connected to the tribunal was available for comment.
Empire of Violette
Le Patriote
Governor Droulez to Stand Trial under Military Court
Scandal has struck Sandao as the governor of Veletian Settumu has been temporarily relieved of office and is scheduled to stand before a court-martial. The long-time administrator of Veletian Settumu, Governor Droulez has been under house arrest since he was implicated in a human trafficking operation in which it is alleged he took part in efforts to transport women from various countries in Settumu to Violette's colony in the region, that the young women would serve as prostitutes for members of the guard. The allegations were unearthed by a Kikitomi reporter, and were considered to be of serious enough merit to warrant both Droulez's immediate suspension and now his subsequent court-martial. Awaiting the completion of proceedings, preliminary administration of the colony's senior affairs has been placed under administration of adjacent offices of the governorship, whilst minor duties have been entrusted to municipal authorities.
A respected veteran who served the Crown loyally under the Victorian Mutiny, helping to maintain order in Veletian Settumu, questions have been raised by some of those concerned by the heinousness of the allegations against Droulez that the officers presiding over the court-martial may offer Governor Droulez considerable sympathy, owing to his record of distinguished service. Care has been taken, however, to select officers whom have never served with Droulez directly, and who are not at all affiliated with his administration or implicated in any of the same charges levied against the governor. Judiciary officials in Confluence have insisted that the truth of the allegations against Governor Droulez will be determined exactly as is legally mandated by the Gendarmerie's code of ethics. Efforts have been taken to ensure that women alleged to have been victims of the trafficking ring may step forward and have their testimony heard, that it might be made entirely clear both the validity of the allegations and the precise nature of who was and was not involved. Neither Her Majesty Empress Tsirine nor General Hebert Féret of the Gendarmerie have made any comment.
Empire of Violette
Le Patriote
Zeelian Crisis Hits Close to Home
The escalating bloodshed of the Zeelian Crisis reached Violette last Thursday, as a Zellonian merchant vessel en-route to Confluence was fired upon and sank by a Kalpian submarine, sources report. The submarine, identified by foreign authorities as the KRN Grunewalde, engaged the ZRN Danielson in the evening of September 7th, launching a torpedo at the civilian trade-ship in an act of commerce raiding that signaled an intensification of the already blazing conflict. Eight Veletian citizens were on board the vessel at the time of the attack, of whom six were safely evacuated from the Smaragd Sea by Zellonian fishermen. Two sailors, brothers Pierre and Philippe Lefèvre, remain missing and are presumed dead. They represent the first Veletian casualties of the unraveling war, but are among the dozens of civilians from various nations whose lives have already been ended by the war.
Foreign Minister Augustin Batteux has insisted that redress will be sought from Arsech for the sailor's deaths, but warned that direct Veletian intervention in the crisis would only cause greater loss of life for the people of Violette. In a press release early this morning, Mr. Batteux stated firmly, "Many of the decisions made by all parties involved in the Zeelian Crisis are questionable, even reprehensible. All citizens of Violette understand, however, that direct Veletian involvement in the sorties would lead only to greater loss of life for the citizens of Violette. I am in talks with Minister Marcelet Gavreau of the Trade Office and our contemporaries in the Kalpian Republic, and I can assure each and every citizen of our proud nation that the lives of the Lefèvre brothers will not be allowed to be forgotten. We will work for you to ensure that civilian casualties and impact to international commerce as a result of this conflict in the Smaragd Sea is limited, as much as humanly possible—so that this internecine conflict does not drag the rest of The Continent down with it. Cargo ships exporting dried herbs to neutral nations are not prime military targets."
Palais Violette, Confluence, Empire of Violette,
The newly crowned Empress of Violette was not new to the imperial palace. She had been born there, actually—in the nursery, some twenty-two years ago. The elegant (some might say gaudy) literally gilded halls of the palace certainly gave off the impression of wealth and privilege, but despite this the young Tsirine had never been a happy child. Her father and mother had become estranged some years after Tsirine was born, a state of affairs that the now-Empress had not understood at the time was a result of her mother's apparent inability to give her husband another child. The trappings of fame and fortune had done the shy and timid girl few favors, intensifying the social isolation incurred by her feuding parents to leave her completely alone. Tsirine's father, Edouard, was apparently drawn to drink from his wife's infertility, and Victoria, her mother, became a woman scorned.
Edouard's death, when Tsirine was a mere twelve, did not help things. The unsavory rumors circulating his demise and her mother's alleged involvement left Tsirine both insulted and despondent: Victoria could never have done such a thing, and those peddling the conspiracy did nothing to assuage her grief. Nonetheless, the lies were widely enough believed to lead to rebellion two years later, when Tsirine's grandfather Emperor Frank XII passed, leaving Victoria the Empress of Violette. A coup was attempted, the infamous Victorian Mutiny, supported by nearly the whole of the Veletian Marine and major elements of the Gendarmerie. Tsirine, just emerging from her social cocoon and making friends with the other young inhabitants of the palace, found herself locked away for nearly a year as Victoria vanquished the rebels. Her justifiably punitive response, including the liquidation of the entirety of the Marine's admiralty, left Violette both weakened and with an unpopular ruler. Her mother's reign had been doomed from the start.
Tsirine's ascension, therefore, was gleefully accepted by Violette's ministers and people alike. The young Empress, the most junior monarch since the proclamation of the empire, was seen optimistically by the Veletians. The officials within the government expected autonomy—for the still-learning monarch to defer much of her authority—and the people were simply happy to have someone young and beautiful and whom they didn't believe to be a murderer in charge. Her reign's first actions, building relations with the mighty giants of the east, the Tsardom of Radena and Dominion Meung, seemed to the Empress to have have been successful. Both she and her whole country were hopeful that continued successes would follow. God willing, the daughter would undo the sins of the mother.
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