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To: Wolfish
From: The Desk of Emporer Palpatine the 4th of Aust
I suggest we meet on Baliares, that way if eathers side trys any trickery then we can repond immidetly. I shall fly there tonight, and I shall await your presence.
We thank you for your removal of your 1st fleet, and thus we shall take our targeting locks of your nation.
Peace with Honour.
Emporer Palpatine.
President Todlers jet cut through the sky just above Mach 1, making the trip to the island retreat mercifully short.
On arrival the President’s car was unloaded from the rear of the aircraft and they set out for the meeting site.
Palpatine touched down on the airstrip on Baliares, the medteranian sun already began to burn his pale skin as he stepped out of the plane. To eather side of him stood two lines of ASS Deaths Head, Austs most elite troops, following him where the royal guard, machine guns at the ready.
A blue uniformed general came up to meet the Emporer, his hand outstreached in treditional Austian greeting, "General Bares, sire. Commander of the Baliares garrason."
The emporer ignored his hand and spoke quickly. "Where is President Todlers, general?"
"At the grand hall sire. May I just say we are so honoured to have you here my emporer and..." The Emporer balnked him and climbed into the waiting limo, several of his royal guard folowed him, the emporer was driving.
Bares was about to protest when he felt the firm slap of Prince Williams hand on his shoulder. He was forcefably turned around and looked up into the flace of Prince William. "My adivce for you, General, is to shut it. Rember what happened the last commander of this island.
General Peterson had been shot by the Emporer for not providing a adiquate guard. This man hadn't repeated the same mistake, 1 full legion was on perade behind them.
"Yes, sir."
"he might do that to you."
"Sorry sir."
"Anyway, I'm William the Emporer's brother and commander of all Austian forces. Pleased to meet you." he took Bears hand in a firm grip and shook it, "Good man, now I'd better be going, so clear up this mess okay. Get those troops back to barracks, they'll be doubly pay tomorrow." Hearing this the troops in the backgroud cheered and praised the Emporer's name. William slapped Bears on the back and continued walking.
"What do you think your laughing at?" Bears snapped at an aide.
"Nothing, sire."
"Should think not." Behind them the limosene pulled off into the distance.
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The Baliares Palace was a new, small, squat build 3 stroys high and about 100 meters wide. Inside it's Great Hall was decorated with many flags and banners of the Emporer and outside it was protected by hundreds of guns.
The Emporer's feet tapped a soft taboo on the floor of the stone floor of the building, followed by the lounder tap of his walking stick, even to william, who knew his brother well it was threatening, to the senterys on duty it was terryfying.
They reached the great hall and the Emporer made his way to the head of the ock table. He tapped it once, muttered about 18th centuary ock, and then collapesed ono the soft cusions of the throne at the head of the table.
There where several cousians, for the Emporer was small, even for his age. And his hunched back didn't help. William took his place on the Emporer's right hand side and they waited for President Todlers to come.