Serenierre
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La Forteresse de Aegierre
Villesen
The motorcade had left the Bataviën embassy and was expected to arrive at the Fortress in twenty minutes, the state apartments were fully ready to welcome the Batavien delegation, with food and drinks ready to be served. Julienne Mazarin was relaxed that morning, a contrast to the many aides hovering around her, each coordinating the last minute details. But even then, she was slightly concerned by what was transpiring in Trans-Nineveh, the BSI had deemed the meeting a high risk target, and the warning notice weighed heavy in her mind.
Though the meeting in question was not to be conducted by herself, it was important for the visiting Deputy Premier to grasp that the highest level of Sereniérrese leadership was pushing for the goals which would be discussed later with her. She walked over to the Secretary of External Relations, Elisabeth Mercelierre, since she would be the one conducting the meeting, greeting her politely, she moved in closer and softly said, "Though they are taking it lightly... it would be wise to bring the Trans-Nineveh matter up... its a considerable security threat. A Batavië sans de Graaf is ideal and I don't want to see that spectre return." She paused a moment but then quickly added, "But of-course, don't say that last bit," and moved ahead.
"I've scribbled it into my notes," Mercelierre added, though Aegierre Mazarin had moved ahead, talking now to the Secretary of Defense, she went back to speaking with her own aides.
By virtue of being Sereniérre's closest neighbor of any international importance, what happened in Batavië was a major concern for everyone in Villesen. For the entire length of the de-Graaf communist regime, though maintaining isolation, the Republican Military Force had been geared to fight a war with Batavië which was thought to be an aggressive country. But with a democratic revolution sweeping away the past, the RMF had changed its doctrine and had begun redeploying forces to the south.
The Bataviën delegation would arrive just five minutes after one o'clock, exactly five hours since their plane had landed at the Villesen International Airport and had would be welcomed by members of the elite Amazérre Guards, the bodyguards of the Aegierre whose traditions extended back to the war of independence from the colonial master. Guiding the foreigners through the halls of the State Apartments, the delegation would arrive in the Blue Room, built in the style popular in the 1820s, where they would be welcomed by Mazarin and Mercelierre, and a dozen other government ministers.
Smiling, Foreign Secretary Mercelierre would take the lead and introduce the Deputy Premier to the Aegierre and other members of the government. Some small talk would occur and soon they would be ushered into the dining room, where the lunch would be served. A menu consisting of a variety of Bataviën and Sereniérrese cuisine, with some international dishes thrown in here and there. Bottles of wine and other spirits lined in their respective containers in the kitchen pantries ready to be opened and served. No expense was to be spared for this summit, as was the standing order by the Aegierre to the Aegierren Palace Agency.
And as they would sit, Aegierre Mazarin would sit facing the leader of the foreign delegation, with the Foreign Secretary to her right. Some informal conversation before beginning the serious discussions at hand.