Novrith Conference

After Nahata and Muldahar signed the treaty, they departed for Vazos immediately, leaving behind a previously appointed ambassador to Myroria.

They arrived in Blankastelo later in the evening, where a meeting of the Royal Council had been called by the High King. As they entered the deliberation chamber, tension was already in the air as the High King, the Chancellor, and the other Councilors pored over their copies of the treaty.

Belrak Sahas himself was the first to notice their arrival. "Ardo, Tol, good to see you. Please, be seated." He sat on a dais before a semicircular table around which were the Chancellor and Councilors. As they took their seat, the glares of Lord Mapura and Lord Vadhi? cut through them like scythes.

Mapura was the first to speak. "What were you thinking? This treaty makes the Army and Navy subject to the whims of alinduloj. I expected better from the two of you."

Lord Vi?u, a diminutive man wearing thick eyeglasses, responded, "They were given full authority by His Majesty to sign treaties. I trust their judgment."

Vadhi? scoffed. "And their foolishness is the price we pay. Vazos deserves better than this."

Chancellor Tore? spoke up. "This is the way of the future! Vazos cannot remain isolated for eternity. We will always be superior, but what is that worth if we are alone in the world?"

Mapura turned the glare he had given Muldahar and Nahata to Tore?. "The High King's lapdog speaks! About time the common—"

"That is quite enough, Rokor," Belrak bellowed. He was the youngest in the room—merely twenty-nine—but spoke with the authority of a much older statesman. "Your opinions have been heard—all but Lord Na?a, of course. Have you anything to say?"

The oldest of the Councilors put down his copy of the treaty and looked poignantly across the room. "The High King has sole authority abroad. You vested that authority in Lord Nahata and Lord Muldahar. As far as I am concerned, the discussion is moot. We are bound to this treaty unless you override their authority."

A pause followed as Belrak contemplated Na?a's words. "No, this is a good thing. Sebalo Vadhi? may have been heeding the counsel of the Sa?ularo, but he could not have predicted that the world would forget about us—that is, if he cared at all. Our nation has been puffed up with pride for too long. It will do us good to show some humility."

He then turned to Nahata and Muldahar. "We shall honor this treaty. I applaud your judgment. This meeting is adjourned."

Fendrina cleared her throat as the delegates settled following their recess. The walk back to the meeting hall had been one of triumph for her; she bounced with each step as she descended the broad stairway to the podium in the center of the room and it appeared that she could hardly contain her smile. Months of planning had ended in a haphazard effort in the middle of a recess to cobble together an entire organization and it had turned out perfectly. Rarely did a disruption end so positively.

The queen adjusted the paperwork on the podium but she did not anticipate following her notes very closely. The room felt fresher as a result of the doors being left open during the break and she did not find herself wiping her brow as often as before. Her calmed nerves, perhaps, contributed to her relative dryness. She shifted her weight from one leg to the other and began.

"Fellow delegates and assembled representatives," she said. She looked briefly at the room - a bit sparser, with some delegations who signed the treaty having taken off early. "Despite the greatest efforts of our hors d'oeuvre chefs, it appears many of you have been conducting business during the past recess."

"In addition to the All-House Union, the nations of McMasterdonia, Vazos, Plembobria, Imperium Augustum, and Funkadelia have signed a treaty of mutual cooperation and friendship. The discussion held here solidified what many of the attendants have been feeling for some time - the need for an organization designed to protect the rights of the downtrodden and non-Established Peoples."

She stepped away from the podium. "The treaty will soon be on its way to the respective political bodies of the signatories to be ratified, which I must confess I hope the respective bodies complete duly. It pleases me greatly that the conference here has been so productive. Details of the document, of course, will be published soon."

She smiled, perhaps more gleefully than dictated by international protocol, and curled her toes inside her flats. "I can only reiterate my pleasure to have been a part of these negotiations."

(OOC: Was the signing open to any nation who would've liked to sign? I couldn't quite tell if it was just the nations you invited or anyone who could sign it.)

It was only open to the nations I invited for the moment. If you'd like to post IC comments upon hearing about the backdoor negotiations you can, otherwise we can say this is the conclusion.