04-07-2022, 01:24 PM
Lauchenoirian Federal Parliament
April 7th
As the votes were counted, everyone already knew what the result would say. The only parties against were the Pacifists (signalling tension in both the Green-Pacifist Alliance and the governing coalition, but that was tomorrow’s problem in everyone’s eyes), and Lauchenoiria First. Even the Communists had only abstained, calling the forthcoming conflict a war between capitalists and more capitalists, and thus not worthy of their time. The Feminist Party voted in favour, which came as a surprise, but their four measly representatives would not have had an effect either way in face of the overwhelming majority.
This was how Lauchenoiria formally declared war on King Andrew’s Aurian government.
They had waited, after Alvarez’s speech. First to give the Shuellian mercenaries time to get ready; they had, after all, been the ones to suggest them to Queen Sophie. Officially, they were giving people time to express their opinions on a possible conflict. Above both of those reasons, however, above that which they told their allies and that which they told their people, the Lauchenoirian government had been waiting to see what Xiomera would do.
The last time Lauchenoiria had pissed off a Xiomeran Empress, only grovelling had saved them from a terrible fate. Even with that, there had been consequences and Alvarez’s fear of Yauhmi continued to this day even as the Prime Minister tried to get over it. This time, she had entered into her deception in the full knowledge that there would be retaliation. She braced for it, and the rest of Lauchenoiria braced for it too… and it had not yet come.
Perhaps this was part of it, Alvarez mused as the votes were counted. Perhaps Calhualyana was toying with them, leaving them to imagine the worst, to anticipate disaster for so long that the anxiety was its own punishment. Still, they hadn’t been able to delay the vote any longer. Whatever the Empress had in mind, it was not going to prevent Lauchenoiria from going to war in Auria. Alvarez only hoped that they wouldn’t regret this; that Xiomera wouldn’t do something which destroyed them.
“May I have your attention please,” the speaker called, clearing his throat. “With 281 votes in favour, 45 against and 34 abstentions, the motion calling for a declaration of war on the government of King Andrew of Auria passes.”
It was done. For better or for worse, it was done.
Alvarez hoped she wouldn’t live to regret this.
April 7th
As the votes were counted, everyone already knew what the result would say. The only parties against were the Pacifists (signalling tension in both the Green-Pacifist Alliance and the governing coalition, but that was tomorrow’s problem in everyone’s eyes), and Lauchenoiria First. Even the Communists had only abstained, calling the forthcoming conflict a war between capitalists and more capitalists, and thus not worthy of their time. The Feminist Party voted in favour, which came as a surprise, but their four measly representatives would not have had an effect either way in face of the overwhelming majority.
This was how Lauchenoiria formally declared war on King Andrew’s Aurian government.
They had waited, after Alvarez’s speech. First to give the Shuellian mercenaries time to get ready; they had, after all, been the ones to suggest them to Queen Sophie. Officially, they were giving people time to express their opinions on a possible conflict. Above both of those reasons, however, above that which they told their allies and that which they told their people, the Lauchenoirian government had been waiting to see what Xiomera would do.
The last time Lauchenoiria had pissed off a Xiomeran Empress, only grovelling had saved them from a terrible fate. Even with that, there had been consequences and Alvarez’s fear of Yauhmi continued to this day even as the Prime Minister tried to get over it. This time, she had entered into her deception in the full knowledge that there would be retaliation. She braced for it, and the rest of Lauchenoiria braced for it too… and it had not yet come.
Perhaps this was part of it, Alvarez mused as the votes were counted. Perhaps Calhualyana was toying with them, leaving them to imagine the worst, to anticipate disaster for so long that the anxiety was its own punishment. Still, they hadn’t been able to delay the vote any longer. Whatever the Empress had in mind, it was not going to prevent Lauchenoiria from going to war in Auria. Alvarez only hoped that they wouldn’t regret this; that Xiomera wouldn’t do something which destroyed them.
“May I have your attention please,” the speaker called, clearing his throat. “With 281 votes in favour, 45 against and 34 abstentions, the motion calling for a declaration of war on the government of King Andrew of Auria passes.”
It was done. For better or for worse, it was done.
Alvarez hoped she wouldn’t live to regret this.
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