11:37 Director's Palace, Dawnstar, Bazileum, Pontesi
"There have been twelve attacks in the past two weeks in Elbanek, Gadurinova, Blackthorn, near Liviapolis and Makati," the Interior Minister reported to the King. Oh, that's a shame, just twelve. I paid for eighteen... the King's face however shone with anger and he wagged an accusing finger at Minister Rubenstein, "Why are you letting this happen!" the Minister, a tiny man flinched and stuttered, 'I-i-i-t's-ts-ts no-o-ot me. It's the s-s-satrapies, s-s-sometimes t-t-they d-d-don't ev-v-ven want to c-c-cooperate. H-Hodi'rakhi d-d-doesn't even have a detention policy yet so Jezk'ar militants are released almost as soon as they get arrested. Azorim won't even allow our agents to operate there." The King looked around the table, many of his Ministers appeared half asleep.
"Are you telling us that this radical federalism is only helping security threats???" Show a little more outrage. The King grabbed his Seal and threw it down forcefully. "We were misled! We thought the satrapies could handle these issues!" He grabbed a report and looked at a chart on it, commenting, "This report here tells us that our beloved Khanate of Dandratur is the only one to not experience any of these attacks. We wonder why this is so?" Minister Rubenstein answered, "Perhaps it is because your Sublime Majesty handles many of the affairs himself there."
Foreign Minister Taj Nrlk'ar who had said little in the meeting so far, piped up, "With the troubles in Selucia and a risk of another invasion, I would advise your Sublime Majesty to take measures to strengthen security cooperation and to ensure uniform development across other areas as well. Defence Minister Gracchi nodded vigorously as well as many other MinistersLook and sound hesistant The King massaged his jowly chin and shook his head slowly. "We don't know. This smacks of breaking our word to implement the form of federalism which we agreed on at the Constitutional Convention... We would have to appoint a Commission to investigate this properly. The security of our people must come first yet the sanctity of our words is sacred as well." And I know just the fools to appoint to that Commission The king glanced around the table and nodded, dismissing the Ministers.