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>sit with the princess
You stride up to the head of the table, giving a slight nod to Knight Commander as you take a seat next to him. The intense gaze from both factions comprising reformists bores into you while you sit. It's evident they'd rather serve Her Highness directly than align with Democrats or Communists.
The Princess stands and surveys her assorted supporters around the table before speaking. “As it currently stands, there will be no war so long as my father lives.” She leafs through a stack of papers on the table, eventually pulling out a single sheet embossed with the symbol of the royal physician. “However, my father's doctors assert that he has not long to live - six months at most.” She pauses for a moment to gather herself. “That leaves us with very little time to prepare. I have reliable information suggesting that both the army and my Uncle intend to press claims to the throne, which means war is inevitable.”
A soft murmur sweeps across the table until one of merchants – a portly fellow – speaks up: “Please excuse me if this seems unsophisticated, but why don't we strike now while others aren't ready?” The Princess pins him with a stern look before responding: “Doing so risks unifying Military and my Uncle against us. We stand better chance of victory by giving ourselves time to accumulate resources and potential allies instead.” One of Communists then poses his question sharply: “And exactly what is our plan?” To which Princess sighs deeply before answering calmly, "Given I am not an experienced military strategist myself; I leave exact strategies upto you all here who are my supporters plus actual commanders - especially since we can't predict accurately what enemy forces might look like once conflict initiates."
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(This mostly likely will be the last post of the night if you all would like to name out MC over the night that would be wonderful if not Ill come up with something)
