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Offline Abertone

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Dragons and Wolves (Lijiang and Abertone)
« on: July 06, 2023, 10:14:08 PM »

From one Emperor to another I am hopeful that this request will be accepted.

I believe that you, or at least a representative of your nation is due to attend the Festival of Sail in East Moreland. If this is the case I would like to extend an invitation to dine with myself, an the generous hosts of the De Angelis Family aboard their Support Yacht which is being showcased at the Festival. We are both long standing Empires in Ardia and I believe that once we have meet face to face we can become stronger friends. I hope that you will accept this invitation in person however look forward to meeting any representative that you send.

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Emperor Marco IX

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Re: Dragons and Wolves (Lijiang and Abertone)
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2023, 12:08:15 AM »
Lóngzui was known as the "Dragons Mouth", it was here that the mighty "Dragon Spine" river meet the Krimeon. It had once been just a small fishing village with a small dock but that dock had over the last two hundred years grown and grown until it was now a major port and just a tiny speck on the eastern bank gave a clue as to the settlements ancient history. A small multi-layerd pagoda style building surrounded by a low grey stone wall sat as though guarding the mouth of the river. At one time it had been flanked by an actual fortress but that had long gone now. The Pagoda was the "River Palace" and used as more of an administration centre than anything but it did contain a suite of rooms for the Dragon Emperor and his family but for close to 150 years these had not been used. While they would not be hosting there it was useful as it allowed Tielin and his senior wife, Dragon Empress Jing to change and then simply walk out of the walled gardens and board a Navy provided motorboat.

The Abertonian Emperor had been assigned a secure berth in the Navies HQ marina and the "Support Yacht" sat alongside one of the Navies Frigates. The Dragon-Emperor and his wife were ferried over and came alongside where a young Naval officer ensured they both got onto the quayside safely before escorting them to the walkway onto the Abertonian vessel.