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Count Pavel Cassini sat at his desk, having witnessed the city being largely turned into ruins multiple times now, even the embassy itself had minor damages due to the conflict. He had staff and assistance from back in Kremlyov to determine candidates to return Csengia to that of a Kingdom. It was the Tsars wishes to see the "sick man of Europe" return to something respectable and mold a new face for a new nation. This city could not handle another revolution, it could not handle another military conflict, he had been given a great task in finding someone to unite the nation and bring back a formal government. His family had been in service to the Tsars since the Alexandrian Wars, and while some had not had great responsibility, and he himself never thought his post would be something that could forever change the world, here he was, carrying out one of the most important tasks his lineage would ever carry out.

He looked back down at the paper in front of him and quickly jotted down what he needed to say;

Your presence is requested at the Imperial Embassy to meet with myself and staffers who represent the interest of our Tsar. It is of the utmost importance, that I am to meet with you in person myself, as I have looked over the portfolio assembled by my staff and the court of Kremlyov. You are the future of Csengia, your familial lineage is of amongst the highest ranks by a Csengian under former German lordship. It is time the country was under the crown of a Csengian. The title would be your fathers had he not gone missing/presumed dead heroically defending the state. You are to be Queen, and lead your nation back from the brink.

Cassini picked up the phone, and in came a member of his staff to take the note. An armed embassy escort would take the message to her, and return her back to the Embassy. This would be the beginning of a new nation.
 

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Csáky Eleonóra Szabina walked accompanied by a well armed escort of men that walked her into the Tarusan Embassy. Her head was spinning a bit due to the sudden changes in her life. Her father was presumed dead after the most recent battle. She really had not even been fully about to process this. She had not even cried, everything was still a shock. Now she was going to speak to Tarusans that were going to proclaim her Queen? Eleonóra walked quickly, she always had. The escorts lead her to the front desk where she was given a badge that even had her photo on it. It was a picture from her Dagerrogram, but even that felt impressive to her.

Taken down a hallway and through what felt like a maze, plus an elevator and eventually she was somehow brought to an office where a man then stood before her. The escorts had left her at the door.

She had spoken with Tarusans in the days prior, and this was quite a bit more. Her heart pounded as she extended her hand. "Hello, I am Eleonóra. Pleased to meet you." Pleasantries were exchanged and she met the man named Pavel Cassini. She was to become Queen and everything seemed to be a blur. Cassini had been speaking to her. A deep breath and the strongest coffee she'd ever tasted brought her about her wits and into the moment.
 

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Cassini looked Eleonóra over, and he knew this was the right decision.

The idea here Eleonóra is that in the next 24 hours you will be making an appearance upon the parliament grounds where you shall be coronated with the liking of whatever name you wish to take for your reign as sovereign for the Csengian nation. We have requested the presence of several former parliamentarians that could be contacted and supported this effort to be present to help validate this effort on a political front. We have compiled a list of suitable candidates that we recommend as your General Staff for the armed forces, to streamline the effort there is minimal changes to the command structure so as to not affect the war effort, during these difficult times, once everything is finished the degree of changes you could make will be greatly increased.

It is also my recommendation that we begin forming your court of advisors, the first we have to start with would be that of Ferenc Pálffy. Bringing a formality to his title, and bringing him onboard as an economic advisor given his success in the business world, he is a good candidate that will help signify a strong desire to rebuild the economy even before this mess is over.

The Empire is here to assist, the Empire will not abandon the Csengians in their time of need. I will inform you that we are preparing aid packages in the form of economic and military assistance for the rebuilding of the nation and the military. The Csengian nation shall not be left to behind, it shall not be left to be bullied by its larger neighbors.

All you have to do is say that you accept, and it shall be done. Your father would have taken the mantle, he would have expected nothing less of his daughter and you will do a fine job in bringing Csengia out of the darkness and giving it a strong future.


He knew that no matter what, it was still a lot for this young woman to take in and how her world would be forever changing.
 

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Eleonóra nodded. She didn't have much time to think, but it didn't make much sense to decline either. Declining, likely put her in a position of weakness, perhaps she'd die in some kind of scheme. As Queen, she could very well also die considering the wake of recent assassinations, but theoretically here she'd have a security service. "I accept, but shouldn't we be using the national cathedral rather than the Parliament?"

She paused thinking a bit about her name. "I quite like my name, but I understand that royals take upon themselves royal names for the sake of the image of the nation. I'll keep my name, but take upon the name of one of our saints... I will be Queen Erzsébet Eleonóra Szabina. I suppose you would translate that to Elizabet, perhaps Elizabeth."

After again a pause she stumbled into the next part knowing it could be a bit more difficult to answer, "I would be happy to employ Ferenc Pálffy as an economic advisor, as well as grant him title. Will I also be crowned as sovereign of Pojazerná? Of the Zaras?"
 

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You will be crowned as sovereign of both Pojazerna and the Zaras. I do not quite know yet how the Pojazerna citizenry will handle the affair, but it is something that we can work out, and as far as the zarans, well I don't care what they think.

We may use the cathedral if that is what you prefer, either place will work, the parliament was simply an idea to show some sort of political backing. I am glad that you accept this offer your majesty, we will be having plenty more meetings between yourself, my staff, and myself in the coming months as we help you form your government and rebuild this nation.

Your first move I would recommend myself is that you order the military to re-establish themselves on a defensive line 20km from the city of Sankt Viet, while still making it appear as if they are withdrawing at first. With the polls showing a lead for Thalgau to remain Csengian territory we cannot abandon that corridor. The military did a great job holding the front line, and if it will hold the front line closer to the city, we can and will provide the support to hold the line and make it difficult for the enemy to advance any further.
 

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Eleonóra now understood what she was being brought in for. Tarusa wanted the military to do as they asked, and she was to be their legitimacy. She knew if she refused, they'd just find another candidate so she acquiesced. "Yes of course, such military orders will be drawn up post haste. Of course, I haven't any way to know how to contact well... anyone." She felt that perhaps now this is why they wanted her father, he was at the battle himself and easily could have managed such communications.

"I'll see to it that the orders are communicated to the men at the front in some manner. In fact, I can give you a notice written with I suppose what will be my seal and my signature. You have the airplanes to get this letter to a border town and have it carried by motorbike as fast as possible."

She was hoping her idea was good, but really she wasn't so sure. Her only confidence being that by thinking she wasn't doing well enough, she at least wouldn't be living a delusional life in a royal court of entirely out of touch. Perhaps that was the advantage of her father having her educated. She made more money than he ever did and she was only 26.

"I will choose the cathedral. It is where the old monarchs were crowned. I believe it will add legitimacy. Then I will travel to Pojazerná and do it again there. Further legitimacy. It is important that we cross every 't' and dot every 'i'. It might seem trivial, but without the ceremony, without the grandeur, we will only open the door to pretenders and socialists. Is there anything more? I believe I need to hire some people to get things moving immediately."
 
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Our first priority is getting you crowned and bringing back a formal government for your people. Once that is completed we can begin things such as negotiations over the aid packages from our nation, and things such as drafting a new constitution.
 

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Cassini picked up the phone and answered, it was from the offices of the Foreign Ministry back home. He had once again been given more to do in the efforts of reconstruction for the new Kingdom. After what had seemed to be forever he hung up the phone and proceeded to make another call, this time the call was to the Queen of the Kingdom.

Your Majesty, I have word from my bosses and would first like to again congratulate you on your new title. Now for business, the Tsar and his cabinet have agreed to an aid package of significant size for the efforts of rebuilding your nations infrastructure and damage from the war, this aid package is simply the first of many to come. They have informed me that this aid package will be the first of many to come over the years, and that while the size of the aid package may be sometimes larger and others smaller there will always be aid coming from the Empire for as long as it is needed. The other part of this phone call is, the Ministry of Defense and the Tsar himself request that we come to some sort of an agreement for the establishment of signing a lease for and the building of new piers adjacent to Sankt Viets for the establishment of a permanent naval station for an element of the Imperial Navy. The lease would be a 25 year agreement with a provision for an additional 10 should we request it, we of course at the end of the lease come to further agreements upon keeping our presence in your country should we all decide that is in the best interest.

The Ministry of Defense has also began the stages of relocating two armies to be permanently stationed in Csengia, they will be taking positions of former Pannonian military bases and joining some bases currently in use by Csengian military units. The threat to your nation by its neighbors is over, you can celebrate the victory of your people, and we have not given up the quest to take full control of the Zaras.
 

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Queen Elisabeth nodded as she listened on the phone. She was sitting in the relatively untouched former palace of the German royals when they stayed in Csengia. It had turned into her home base of sorts, about 25km northeast of Kispest. Surrounded by wilderness that was now patrolled by the Tarusan Army and her new Royal Guards unit, she had no objections to what she heard.

Her future home in the center of the city on a hill top, had taken a lot of damage thanks to the communist rebels and the battles against them. There was hope the castle would be ready for official functions by the end of the year, but residence was likely going to be quite a project. So living in the palace, which was now being called by the locals as Erzsébet-kastély was good. The old name which was an old German king's name had been erased for the sake of propaganda efforts. So the current name was suffice.

"Mr. Cassini, I find the 25 year agreement, with a 10 year option to be quite suffice. It would be in my interest as well that a deal that was never finished finally be brought to terms. The old Bajorans looked to supply their navy with your ships. Perhaps that deal could be resurfaced as a type of payment for the lease. Additionally, I am an architect by trade and I would like it very much if I might be able to design your naval headquarters building in Sankt Veit. Consider this request one that is merely one of suggestion as a hobby of mine.

"I also have no problem with the military units. I somehow believe that their presence would continue. As time goes on, I would like to have special bases created for them so that their needs can be better met. With the new geopolitical dimensions of this region, I believe the Csengan Army will also need new bases, but the current situation is certainly fine enough for the soldiers considering there are so many now homeless and displaced in Sankt Viet and Kispest."
She paused as she waited a moment to deliver her next words. They came at the recommendation of some advisers of hers.

"It has been brought to my addition that in order to shape order in this country, it may be necessary to show who exactly is in charge here. It has been suggested that I form an inquisition. A drive to stamp out heretics and political enemies. Additionally it would allow me to foster the support of the former support of Kovács Zoltán. What is your opinion on the matter?"
 

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"We would be honored if our future naval station in Csengia is designed by you, it will require some review and perhaps minor alterations by our own staff but we would stay true to the concept. The previous deal for ships could in fact be used as a form of payment for the lease, as well as in kind be the beginning of a new formation for the navy of the Kingdom."

Cassini paused momentarily, he was surprised by her own idea of stamping out potential enemies without having to suggest it themselves. The Tsar would himself be pleased with this, while he did not rule with quite the iron fist of his predecessors, he was still strong handed when the time was needed.

"Removing political dissidents would be a wise move, to further secure your and your kingdoms future. We shall assist in these efforts in ways that we can."
 
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