NationStates Jolt Archive

"The Andrehervian government has fallen," announced Councilor Diamedes at a meeting of council and kings.

"Really?" asked King Hektor.

"Yes, sir. Our intelligence units delivered a report on it yesterday morning. This could prove advantegious to us."

"Indeed so!" said King Achilles in his booming voice, "We can finally have our revenge on them for harboring the Kreynorian army! I say we invade as of the moment!"

"But wait, we must have a plan of attack first," said Hektor.

"Of course! Summon Generals Patroklos and Menelaus at once!"

"It will be done, my king," said a helot attendant.

"So who votes for war?!" cried King Achilles.

Ten of the councilors raised their hands and said 'yea.' Two of them, Aias and Nestor, say 'nay.'

"We can hear your opinions later!" said Achilles. It is a majority, and I agree with it."

Just then, Patroklos entered, led by the helot and escorted by a guard of soldiers. Together, they would devise an invasion strategy. The Spartans would not fail

"I'm afraid I do not agree with that, Achilles," said Patroklos, and everyone turned to see his arrival. "Though we still probably will invade," he continued,"there still might be something Aias and Nestor saw that the rest of us didn't. May you state your reasons for disagreement?"

"Yes, thank you, general," said Nestor, "You are a shrewd mind. I oppose the invasion on the grounds of the current state of our kingdom, capital, and army, all still ravaged from that brutal Kreynorian attack. We lost tens of millions of taxpaying citizens who supported our armed forces. Our economy can barely sustain the reconstruction of the capital, let alone funding a war. If we invade Azerbaijan and Georgia, our funding for the reconstruction, for helping those millions who are still homeless as a result of Kreynorian firebombings. Is it not more important to help them?"

"I respect you for voicing these objections," said Achilles, "Your intentions are from your heart. But this invasion will actually aid the economy. The goods we plunder can be used to help the poor. Our new subjects will provide labor and taxes to further the reconstruction effort. And the homeless will have a new land to settle and start anew. We are Spartans, and we are not afraid to fight for what is right. Let us have a revote to see who if anyone's mind has been changed."

The results were the same as the last one. It was decided. Sparta was to invade Andrehervia...