Oraglo Tempo

Chapter 2: So Early

Queen Linia sat in her throne as she listened to Altrus reports of the latest negotiation with the mysterious Indonesian. Admittedly, she isn't too bothered by the foreign delegate demands. Rights for mining resources around Antino with a defensive pact in return? That's even more benevolent than whatever deal the Silgonian could offer. Nonetheless, she still observed and listened to the lords and officers rejecting this offer.

"This is outrageous!" Shout a lord who goes by the name of Tironio III, he is the lord of Tuslan County, the county where Antino is seated. "They came out of nowhere and demanded our land?! MY land?!"

"Exactly," another lord aggrees, "How do we know that they are actually a real nation and not some pirates that try to scam us? Remember what happened in 732? We can't let that happen again!"

"Their abnormality should be enough to prove that they are an actual nation. Transferring a nation from another world doesn't sound so strange remembering how we could transfer an entire town back then." Said an elderly wizard. He is Donolo, the Officer of Magic.

"That was 200 years ago! And only Hido of Prahutt ever accomplished such a feat!" Lord Tironio argued, "I will not let these barbaric pirates take control over my land!"

Queen Linia had enough, the discussion remained the same, only arguments and no solutions. Good thing she is a monarch in an absolute monarchy.

She lifted her right hand, and the room went silent. "I have made my decision." She declared. "We will accept the terms given by the Indonesian. But we will not allow any of them to access Antino's resources until the 13th day of the 4th month."

"But, your majesty!" Tironio shouted suddenly, before he shut his mouth and sunk back to his seat. Some commend his bravery to defy the Queen's decision, but most of those present just sigh at his idiocy.

Queen Linia were taken aback a little by Tironio's sudden interruption "Do you…have any complaints, Lord Tironio?"

Tironio stutters, "N-no, Your Majesty."

"Good, I see." She clears her throat, "Send a message to Hartodi, tell him we accept the Indonesian demands with the terms that I have mentioned before."

Altrus bowed down to the queen before leaving the room, heading towards the Comm Chamber to deliver the message.

Antino, 11 PM

"The terms have been accepted by the Queen." With a small shock, Baron Halio said.

"I'm sure Lord Tironio is screaming inside right now." Hartodi cracked a joke.

"But...is this really the best option? We only had a few hours after delivering Indonesia's demands before receiving a response. I'm not opposing the Queen's decision, but this requires careful and lengthy consideration; after all, this is my land, not just Tironio's. He couldn't order me around just because he's a lord; we grew up together, and yet he treated me like his property!"

"The Queen understands what she is doing. She is still wary. The Indonesian will not be able to access Antino until the 13th day of the 4th month, which is still a month away. For the time being, we will only trade with Indonesians." Hartodi stated in support of the Queen's decision.

Captain Listo who is also present, voiced his concern, "Still, many people would be dissatisfied, especially the lords. If Indonesians demand more, feudal lords will revolt against the Queen."

Hartodi grimaced as he remembered the Turtle Uprising during the reign of Linia's father, King Folaus XV. The uprising causes the king to become paranoid, and he launches a massive purge to eliminate lords who disagree with him. His paranoia ultimately cost him his life when he suffered a heart attack after one of his generals 'deserted' him.