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Diplomacy and Events / A Prince Abroad
« on: December 16, 2022, 11:35:02 PM »
Prince Chun had hoped to spend the Winter Break from University down on the coast of Lijiang. The weather there was pleasant, not warm but certainly more welcoming than the snow storms in the hills that dominated the south of the country. With just a sweater on you could walk the seafronts and enjoy the nice little seafood restaurants although what was most appealing to Chun would have been the surfing. The sport was relatively new to Lijiang since it had ended the mourning period and the youth of Lijiang had seemingly taken to it and seemingly also some of the beach based culture. Chun had wanted to check it out, as much for the bikini clad girls as the waves but instead his father had insisted that he visit a foreign land to broaden his horizons and help him develop some state craft for his one day future as Dragon-Emperor. Chun had initially suggested Lodja to his father, he hinted it would mean he could stay on the Isle of the Goddess and mingle with ambassadors and politicans all day but in truth he had read of the supposed beautiful women with loose morals and that had swayed his opinion. His next option had been Mersch. He understand his rank and title would ensure that a royal family anywhere he visited would have to ensure his visit was respected and the new Queen there was rather pretty. His father though had blocked both these options as he believed that the relationship blossoming with East Moreland still needed some cultivation. With that in mind phone calls had been made, the ambassador summouned and within 24 hours the two month long trip arranged.
The Prince would be joined on his visit to East Moreland by Ben Tau. Ben was one of many Lijiangians who had ventured away from the Majestic Empire during the period of mourning and while he may not have lived in East Moreland he had spent five years in Bakkermaya and that was effectively the same thing in many ways. Ben was now a member of the Imperial Household despite being only 26 years old he was the deputy on a "desk" there which meant he was responsible for being part of the link between the Dragon-Emperor and the government of East Moreland. For this trip though the fact he looked about eighteen and was all but fluent in Morelandish had been the key to his appointment. They travelled with two Imperial Guardsman who were trained for diplomatic protection and stood out a mile in doing so despite having ditched the ceremonial black scale armour for civilian suits. The Prince hadn't been too disappointed in the choice of East Moreland though. He had spent an interesting few months with Matilda Osman as one of a host of foreign VIP tutors and he considered her a good friend. She had helped him become an expert on the importance of the environment and in particular the oceans and he was hoping to go visit her aquarium in Portworth while he was in East Moreland. Their aircraft was not a private one, the Dragon-Emperor had insisted Chun do this trip as far as possible like a normal student but his mother on the other hand had booked out all the first class tickets so that the four men had the fore-cabin to themselves. Chun had even managed to get a snooze in on the flight and now as they stood ready to retrieve their luggage from the carousel at King Robert International Airport he was exicted to start the experience.
The Prince would be joined on his visit to East Moreland by Ben Tau. Ben was one of many Lijiangians who had ventured away from the Majestic Empire during the period of mourning and while he may not have lived in East Moreland he had spent five years in Bakkermaya and that was effectively the same thing in many ways. Ben was now a member of the Imperial Household despite being only 26 years old he was the deputy on a "desk" there which meant he was responsible for being part of the link between the Dragon-Emperor and the government of East Moreland. For this trip though the fact he looked about eighteen and was all but fluent in Morelandish had been the key to his appointment. They travelled with two Imperial Guardsman who were trained for diplomatic protection and stood out a mile in doing so despite having ditched the ceremonial black scale armour for civilian suits. The Prince hadn't been too disappointed in the choice of East Moreland though. He had spent an interesting few months with Matilda Osman as one of a host of foreign VIP tutors and he considered her a good friend. She had helped him become an expert on the importance of the environment and in particular the oceans and he was hoping to go visit her aquarium in Portworth while he was in East Moreland. Their aircraft was not a private one, the Dragon-Emperor had insisted Chun do this trip as far as possible like a normal student but his mother on the other hand had booked out all the first class tickets so that the four men had the fore-cabin to themselves. Chun had even managed to get a snooze in on the flight and now as they stood ready to retrieve their luggage from the carousel at King Robert International Airport he was exicted to start the experience.