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~Office of the President
To: Empress Anastasia II of Neo-Ixania
From: President Ingram Hasley of Cazatania

One year ago if I were told I were to write this message I would have laughed, and told the man telling me that my death at the hands of LION soldiers was fast approaching. One year ago, I told my son everything was going to be alright as I loaded my rifle and told him to leave the country for a neutral nation where no harm would come to him. I told my wife that I loved her, and that when I died, that she should find a good father for my child. I was certain that my people were doing the same. I spent most of my time at Chuch, praying that my people would be spared. There was no doubt in my mind that my last moments would be spent fighting for freedom.

If it were not for the late Lord Sumguy, I would not exist. New Berlin, my nation's capital would most likely be a nuclear test site. My people would be forced to mine for metal in work camps, and those who could not work would be raped or thrown into giant blenders by LION soldiers with no respect for honor and dignity. Millions would have died and billions more would be under tyranny, unable to resist their oppressors. It was certain that these things were going to happen. I could only reasure my people that all we could do was hope, pray and stock up on whatever guns, ammunition and food they could find. It was the first time I saw my nation so united.

When your nation decided to walk out on us, our people were united on there stance. We were furious that a Hegemony nation would dare try to save it's own skin rather than fight to defend it's allies and honor it's commitments. It was a disgusting act of betrayal. I mean no offense towards you, but our nation's culture says to put others before yourself, no exeptions. I have heard stories of children as young as ten running into flaming houses to save an old woman or a baby child, or a soldier risking his life to pull his comrade out of the firestorm of battle. Know that I know I have quite some time to live, I have tried as hard as I can to re-establish ties lost during previous wars.

With that, I formally invite you and your advisors to a diplomatic conference between our two prosperous nations, as well as a tour of our capital. Please reply soon.

Sincerely,
Ingram Hasley
~President of Cazatania

OOC: I can't remember if I explictly specified, ICly, why I left the Hegemony....

To: President Ingram Hasley of Cazatania
From: Empress Anastasia II of Neo-Ixania

The Ixanian Empire can still vividly remember the days in which it would have been at war with the nations of the alliance known as LION, led by nations such as Faxanavia, with whom we had an official alliance that was created long before the conflict had begun to unfold. Although plenty of Ixanians held sympathies for the possibility that there would be, as you described, a total annihilation of the personal liberties nations such as our own and yours take for granted, it had been decided that we wouldn't be able to commit ourselves fully to the conflict and, indeed, the majority of our people were unwilling to take up arms against LION and thus we pulled out of the Hegemony after the people's voice was heeded. Altruism is not a sin in our nation's culture but we had to weigh the pros and cons of participation in the conflict. It has always been Ixania's intention to secure the continuation of peace between nations; especially during conflicts that are marked with the possibility that blood may be needlessly shed.

Despite our government's decisions, President, there were Ixanians who were most likely still supportive of the Hegemony and the goals you held then. We have known about the funeral of Lord Sumguy, to his family we send sincere condolences, but unfortunately we do not feel an urge to return to the Hegemonic fold albeit we would gladly have relations with all of its members. The call you have offered us, to the pursuit of friendship, is quite pleasurable to say the least. I am willing to visit your nation, with my Foreign Minister, and hopefully we will not have to deal with a battle within a palace like I had to deal with in the Ryou Black Islands; I am confident that Cazelians are quite able to handle security matters in an efficient fashion. You would be more than welcome to visit Ixania one day, President, and please know that Ixania desires nothing short of solid ties with you.

Sincerely,
Anastasia II,
Empress of Ixania

(OOC: Incredibly sorry for the wait, I should have done this two weeks ago)

Mainland Cazatania/Cazelia
New Berlin
Lord Sumguy Memorial Airport

Ingram opened the door of the Limo and stepped out into the frigid weather that had consumed the capital. He reached into his trechcoat pocket and pulled out a packet of ciggarettes, withdrawing one. He reached into the opposite pocket, only find that he had forgot his light at the senate the previous day.
"Fuck." He muttered quietly. He put the ciggarette back in its packet and continued down the walkway. Upon entering the airport he was greeted by a blast of warm air from the heaters. Another thing he noticed was the Vice President, Richard Garbett waiting for him, obviously irritated that he was late back from a senate meeting.

"What took you so long? Do you want to insult the Ixanian Empress?" He asked in a impatient tone.
"I tried to get here on time. Those damn senate beurocrats buried me in questions that I couldn't answer." He replied as he made his way up the stairs towards the VIP terminal. The Vice followed closely behind. Ingram looked back at Richard, but continued walking.
"What is the ETA of the Ixanians, Richard?" Asked Ingram.

"Five minutes." The Vice President answered.

"Excellent, that should give us time to get to the terminal. This airport too big for its own good." Joked Ingram. Richard laughed "True. Very, very true.

With the celebrations over her marriage steadily coming to an end, the Empress of Ixania swiftly resumed her political work with a meeting with the leaders of Cazelia in the hopes of repairing relations between the two nations. Although the Empress would have attended the conference with the Foreign Minister or his second-in-command, both were bound to their personal lives and thus unable to attend. Instead, the new ambassador of Ixania to Cazelia would accompany the Empress. While the Empress was reading the daily mail, Valora was looking over her notes. As the new ambassador to Cazelia, she had to make sure everything was well organized.

"Are you prepared to get down to work, Valora?" The Empress asked her companion while looking over the newspaper she held in her hand, her eyes remaining focused upon it. "I'm as prepared as I can be, Your Majesty, and I hope to serve our nation well."

When the plane landed at the airport, the two women calmly stepped out and into the welcoming hands of the Cazelians.

As soon as Valora and Anastasia left the jet, they were greeted by a freezing cold blast of wind. Ingram and Richard stepped forwards out of the shielded terminal to greet the Ixanians. The Vice President stepped forwards, bundled up in his trench coat and suit which was obviously not warm at all. He extended his hand at the Empress and smiled

"Your majesty, it is an honor to have you Cazatanian soil. I am Vice President Richard Garbett at your service." He said humbly. Ingram walked forwards as Richard was talking, and looked at Valora. He stopped right in front of her, and took her hand and kissed it. He smiled oddly before beginning to speak.

"You must be the Ixanian ambassador to Cazatania. Your name is Valora, right? I'm rather bad with names the first time I meet someone." He said and smiled again.
"Please, your Majesty, ambassador, let us retreat to a warmer spot inside of the airport before we freeze to death. The limousine is just through the airport." Said Richard. Ingram quickly took the lead.
"Follow me, I'll take you to the vehicle."

[QUOTE]"Your majesty, it is an honor to have you Cazatanian soil. I am Vice President Richard Garbett at your service." He said humbly. Ingram walked forwards as Richard was talking, and looked at Valora. He stopped right in front of her, and took her hand and kissed it. He smiled oddly before beginning to speak.

The Empress of Ixania was pretty glad to meet her Cazelian hosts. It was always nice to meet foreign leaders if they could be turned into good friends for the Ixanian nation. "It is a pleasure to be on Cazatanian soil, Vice President, and I am glad that your government extended the invitation to me. I've been hoping to repair relations between us."

When Ingram came to kiss Valora's hand, she was amazed to see that the President of Cazelia was acting so traditional but she didn't seem to be concerned about it at all. She assumed he was attracted to her like other men had been over the years and so shrugged it off without a care.

"You must be the Ixanian ambassador to Cazatania. Your name is Valora, right? I'm rather bad with names the first time I meet someone." He said and smiled again.
"Please, your Majesty, ambassador, let us retreat to a warmer spot inside of the airport before we freeze to death. The limousine is just through the airport." Said Richard. Ingram quickly took the lead.
"Follow me, I'll take you to the vehicle."

"My name is Valora, President, and I am hopeful that I shall excellently represent my nation. That's all an ambassador can hope for when he or she's sent to another nation, right?"

As they walked to the vehicle, Valora kept an eye on Ingram; kissing her hand had made him seem pretty interesting.....

"It is a pleasure to be on Cazatanian soil, Vice President, and I am glad that your government extended the invitation to me. I've been hoping to repair relations between us."

"Yes, it is a shame that our nations drifted so far apart during that terrible time in which Cazatania seemed that it was soon to come to an end at the hands of LION." Replied Richard.

"My name is Valora, President, and I am hopeful that I shall excellently represent my nation. That's all an ambassador can hope for when he or she's sent to another nation, right?"
Ingram laughed "Yes, I would believe that to be correct Miss Valora, unless you're from New Berlin." Joked Ingram. After finishing his sentence he rushed ahead to open the door for the Ixanians.

Outside there was a black limousine with soldiers standing at each door. As soon as the Empress and ambassador stepped out of the airport, the soldiers opened the car door. After the Ixanians and Cazatanians had got in the car, the soldiers closed the door.
"So your majesty, what would you like to see first? The Presidential Palace? The Senate? Or would you prefer to get straight to the diplomatic conference?" Asked Ingram.

"Yes, it is a shame that our nations drifted so far apart during that terrible time in which Cazatania seemed that it was soon to come to an end at the hands of LION." Replied Richard.

"It is good to see that the government of Cazatania is so willing to repair the relations between our two nations. We were hopeful that this could be achieved." Anastasia exclaimed.


Ingram laughed "Yes, I would believe that to be correct Miss Valora, unless you're from New Berlin." Joked Ingram. After finishing his sentence he rushed ahead to open the door for the Ixanians.

Valora smiled. "One can only hope for success."

Outside there was a black limousine with soldiers standing at each door. As soon as the Empress and ambassador stepped out of the airport, the soldiers opened the car door. After the Ixanians and Cazatanians had got in the car, the soldiers closed the door.
"So your majesty, what would you like to see first? The Presidential Palace? The Senate? Or would you prefer to get straight to the diplomatic conference?" Asked Ingram.

"Why not see both the Presidental Palace and the Senate before the conference?"

"It is good to see that the government of Cazatania is so willing to repair the relations between our two nations. We were hopeful that this could be achieved."
Richard nodded "In these troubled times we need as many friends as we can get. We only have a few friends that we can truly trust, and we hope that Ixania would like to join their ranks as a friend of Cazatania."

Valora smiled. "One can only hope for success."
"I am sure that we will reach a deal that will benefit both of our nations greatly."

"Why not see both the Presidental Palace and the Senate before the conference?"
Ingram smiled and tapped the driver on the shoulder "Take us to the Presidential Palace please."
"Right away sir." Answered the driver as he pulled out into the street behind a "Rhino" armored car and began driving towards the Palace.

Richard nodded "In these troubled times we need as many friends as we can get. We only have a few friends that we can truly trust, and we hope that Ixania would like to join their ranks as a friend of Cazatania."

"Ixania would definately wish to join the ranks of the friends of Cazatania. That's why we are here to talk with you, after all."


"I am sure that we will reach a deal that will benefit both of our nations greatly."

"One can only hope."

Ingram smiled and tapped the driver on the shoulder "Take us to the Presidential Palace please."
"Right away sir." Answered the driver as he pulled out into the street behind a "Rhino" armored car and began driving towards the Palace.

Valora smiled. "Will we be seeing a Senate session?"

"Ixania would definately wish to join the ranks of the friends of Cazatania. That's why we are here to talk with you, after all."
"Well, that is excellent news. It will be amazing to see Cazatanians and Ixanians working together for a common good."

"One can only hope."
"Very true. I hope our delegates are not as stubborn as they usually are. Just look out for Miss Montague. She acts incredibly headstrong and righteous, which gets in the way of progress."

Valora smiled. "Will we be seeing a Senate session?"
Ingram smiled back "Yes, I think there is a session regarding the increasing of the education budget by a few billion. I wish we had something more interesting to provide."

"Well, that is excellent news. It will be amazing to see Cazatanians and Ixanians working together for a common good."

"The Ixanian Empire always strives to work with the other nations of the world for the sake of the common good," Anastasia began, "and our status as a neutral nation reflects our commitment to the notion that war must only be a last resort among men."

"Very true. I hope our delegates are not as stubborn as they usually are. Just look out for Miss Montague. She acts incredibly headstrong and righteous, which gets in the way of progress."

"You'll always find such people in the nations of the world." Valora said with a grin.

Ingram smiled back "Yes, I think there is a session regarding the increasing of the education budget by a few billion. I wish we had something more interesting to provide."

Anastasia smiled. "I'm sure we won't end up bored during the session, President, for it's quite nice to see governments concern themselves over the welfare of the children who are the future of every nation on this earth. I've always striven to make sure Ixanian schools are well kept and free from ignorance - in the end, we'll pass onto whatever lies ahead while the children know that we, before them, helped them on their way through life. Children are the foundation of societies."

"The Ixanian Empire always strives to work with the other nations of the world for the sake of the common good," Anastasia began, "and our status as a neutral nation reflects our commitment to the notion that war must only be a last resort among men."
"I agree that war should be a last resort, but these times have brought tyranny and corruption that cannot be stopped with diplomacy. As you may know, we fight for liberty and the people, never for dictators." Richard said with a proud smile on his face.

"You'll always find such people in the nations of the world." Valora said with a grin.
"Yes, it is very unfortunate. Such minor things can make people so strongly against something that it twists things into a jumbled mess where no one ends up benefiting."

Anastasia smiled. "I'm sure we won't end up bored during the session, President, for it's quite nice to see governments concern themselves over the welfare of the children who are the future of every nation on this earth. I've always striven to make sure Ixanian schools are well kept and free from ignorance - in the end, we'll pass onto whatever lies ahead while the children know that we, before them, helped them on their way through life. Children are the foundation of societies."
"Then I believe you will be happy to hear that our education budget is our second priority, just below defense." Ingram said as the car came to a halt. He looked outside and smiled.
"Valora, Empress Anastasia, welcome to the Cazatanian Presidential Palace."

Ingram got out of the car and held the door open for the Ixanians.
"It would be rude of me not to ask you if you would like anything to eat or drink, we have a restaurant in the Palace."

"I agree that war should be a last resort, but these times have brought tyranny and corruption that cannot be stopped with diplomacy. As you may know, we fight for liberty and the people, never for dictators." Richard said with a proud smile on his face.

"They've always said that through strife comes profit." Valora noted.


"Yes, it is very unfortunate. Such minor things can make people so strongly against something that it twists things into a jumbled mess where no one ends up benefiting."

"That's commonly seen in politics, isn't it?"

"Then I believe you will be happy to hear that our education budget is our second priority, just below defense." Ingram said as the car came to a halt. He looked outside and smiled.
"Valora, Empress Anastasia, welcome to the Cazatanian Presidential Palace."

"It's good to know that governments care about the children."

Ingram got out of the car and held the door open for the Ixanians.
"It would be rude of me not to ask you if you would like anything to eat or drink, we have a restaurant in the Palace."

"A light meal after the session would be pretty good."