1200
August 24th, 2024
Capital Building
Dobrogost, Korćetta
Aleksy Niezgoda arrived at the capital building at noon sharp, as per his schedule. He walked through the white marble halls to his office, where he would be spending most of his day. His black dress shoes made tapping sounds on the floor, tap tap tap. As he walked he was flanked by his Vice President, Kayn Ojant. “Damn, you scared me Kayn,” Aleksy said, slightly jumping from the sudden appearance of the VP, “Is something the matter?”
“Yes, there is something of grave importance that we must discuss…” Kayn said, looking around at the others in the room. When we get to your office, it’s a private matter. I would not want to cause any fear or worry in the others here.”
This caused Aleksy to raise an eyebrow. If this issue could not even be discussed in the presence of others, it must have been a major security issue, something that could not be delayed any longer. “Okay, let’s pick up the pace then. I want to hear this,” Aleksy said, side-eyeing Kayn for a second before focusing back on the sound of his shoes tapping on the floor.
When they reached his office he swung open the large wooden doors. In front of them was a square room with a desk near the back of the room, and two large windows sat on the west and east walls. Aleksy closed the door behind him and walked over to his desk, motioning for Kayn to sit in one of the chairs on the other side. The chairs were large, plush rolling chairs, made more for comfort than looks, good for someone who has to sit down all day long. Aleksy sat in his chair and put his elbows on the desk, “So what happened? It seems like it’s very important if you could only say it in private.”
Kayn sat down across from Aleksy and sat her briefcase on her lap, “Well, we have reports of Zemeprievadai building up troops on our border, it also seems as if there may be some Auravasi troops amongst them.”
Kayn shifted in her seat as she said this, visibly uncomfortable with the situation. Aleksy relaxed a little bit and leaned back in his chair, he didn’t want to make Kayn uncomfortable, but this was a very serious situation. “Do you believe that they may be planning an invasion, Kayn?” Aleksy said, raising an eyebrow with his question.
“I believe that this is a security threat and we need to retaliate immediately,” Kayn said, trying not to show her fear of the situation.
Aleksy nodded, picked up the receiver of the phone on his desk, and typed something onto it. Ring ring ring click. “Hello? We believe that there is a security threat with the Zemeprievadains. I’m requesting you send a small number of troops to the border to survey the situation. Bye,” Aleksy finished the call and hung up the receiver staring down at the phone for a few moments. Aleksy looked back up at Kayn and locked his hands on the desk, “We are sending troops to the border currently, does that solve the issue you had?”
Kayn nodded and stood up to leave, clutching her briefcase to her chest. As she neared the door, Aleksy called out to her, “I can tell you’re nervous, don’t be, we’ve got things handled”. She turned her head around to see Aleksy and smiled before opening the door and leaving the room. As soon as Kayn left the room, Aleksy dropped his smile, picked up the phone again, and spoke, “Send as many troops as we can afford, we need to show the Zemeprievadains that we are not scared of them,” before hanging up once again. Aleksy then sat at his desk and opened up the folder on his desk to begin his day.
0900
August 25th, 2024
Secure Bunker
Burškelis, Zemeprievadai
The sound of water dripping from the ceiling echoed throughout the dank room. The only other noise was the sound of Agota tapping her fingers on the table in front of her, almost mimicking the sound of the water. She had been thinking about a lot since the day previous, but now there was something else on her mind. The king of Zemeprievadai sat at the head of the table, with Titas sitting across from her. The three were waiting for their security team to retrieve Piak and return to the bunker. Suddenly the door lurched open and Piak entered, flanked by security.
“What happened? Your security wouldn’t explain anything to me when they woke me up,” Piak said rubbing his eyes. He was still in his pajamas, not prepared for this meeting.
“We received word that Korćetta has begun a massive buildup of troops on our border, which could easily defeat our armies given the chance,” Agota said, sternly looking into Piak’s eyes.
Piak suddenly seemed shocked awake by this news as he sat down at the table. He clasped his hands and placed them in front of his mouth, thinking. After a while, he looked up at the three at the other end of the table and spoke, “What should we do about this?”
King Gustas IV cleared his throat before speaking, “We would like to invoke clause 12 of the Treaty of Purkatar.”
This caught Piak off guard, he staggered for a second before speaking again, “That is uncalled for, no one has ever invoked that clause, you must rethink this decision!”
“There is no rethinking this, the laws of both our nations say you must abide by this treaty,” Gustas IV said with a stern look on his face, his voice monotone.
Piak stood up and spoke, “Fine, if this is how it has to be I will need to be leaving to make some preparations.”
Piak walked out of the room, flanked by the two security guards. The next day Auravas and Zemeprievadai held emergency referendums. Clause 12 of the Treaty of Purkatar stated that at any time, either nation could call for a referendum to unite the two governments under one flag. Both referendums ended up passing, the results of which will soon be felt.