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A proud mother marvelled over her youngest daughter's creations. Alyona Godunov had already been up from the crack of dawn to deliver Galina's magazine personally to all of her lady friends and their children, knocking on the doors of Valdev with ruddy cheeks and a grin.

I didn't expect this at all and honestly, it took me by surprise hahaha. Thank you guys, I love you all.

Somewhere in the tropics of the continent, a woman's smile grew wide. Ah alas, the memory of her had never been forgotten. She ought to pay a visit sometime.

There was a certain sparkle in Alyona Godunov's eyes amidst her eyebags as she had awoken one morning. A weight, one that had been heavy on her chest like a dozen sandbags, had lifted - and all that was left was a hollow crevice. It felt light though, nothing she had ever felt before, yet still empty. She had never had a moment of peace since her birth, always scooped up in political strive. From her letter writings in her youth, Hoonse's Lady Palatine, King Georg's ward and then her eventual undertaking on the Aulic Council, there had never been a moment to stop and think about everything. She had witnessed the outbreak of war as a girl and helped shepherd its peace as a woman, creating newfound friendships which she hoped continued far after her work was over. Freedom felt hot on the tip of her tongue, burning in her mouth as she tasted it. "Is this what vy wanted for eam, Georgie?" She asked herself, "Are vy proud?" Alyona felt a tear slip down her cheek for a moment, before she wiped it away quickly with her sleeve with a pathetic chuckle. She didn't know how she'd handle her time now, but only could she decide that whenever she wished. Alyona Godunov - the burnout, who lit her pipe to smoke and enjoyed the sun's beam through her bedroom window.

Princess Isabel Theodora, the aspiring equestrian, made sure her riding boots were in-tact by stomping numerously on the gravel paths. "I will find a rider..." She kept telling herself, pompous as always.

"This is ve same man who insulted eam at Duma, ai?" Alyona asked herself. "Such cowardice, when ve least he could do is support his child's regency by keeping ve name. Yam glad Lord Albus pays ve fellow baronies respect..."

Agreed upon this 9th of Msitza ag Dargund, 487 E.S. | 9th of Harren’s Folley, 1934 Between the Dual Monarchy of Hanseti-Ruska and the Serene State of Lurin The Dual Monarchy of Hanseti-Ruska and The Serene State of Lurin, hereon referred to as “the signatories”, mutually recognise each others’ status as fully autonomous states. This includes the right to fully rule and govern their territories as they see fit and non-interference in internal affairs. ARTICLE I | ARTIKEL AUWN The signatories pledge themselves to a pact of non-aggression between their States, and shall not incite conflict between each other. Any dispute between them shall be settled through diplomatic means in a manner that the alliance and the laws of the signatories are not misinformed, nor endangered. ARTICLE II | ARTIKEL ZWEIN The signatories agree to criminal extradition. Should a citizen of either signatory be found to have acted in breach of local law whilst in the other’s territories, they shall be transported and extradited to the signatory in which they committed the crime, and tried according to the local laws therein. ARTICLE III | ARTIKEL DRES The signatories, wishing to promote free trade amongst one another and their people, shall allow the respective national Trading Companies of either signatory to own a tax-free stall within each other's Capitals. Furthermore, the signatories will be responsible for maintaining said tax-free stall with stock and/or merchandise. ARTICLE IV | ARTIKEL VAUR The Trade Negotiation of Haense and Lurin shall be in effect from the moment it is signed and shall be in effect for twelve years. After, the Dual Monarchy of Hanseti-Ruska and the Serene State of Lurin shall convene once more for renegotiations. DAMAR LIFSTI VA EDLERVIKI, His Royal Majesty, Aleksandr II, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Hochmeister of the Order of the Crow, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Siegrad, Werdenburg, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, Toruv, Valdev and Werdenburg, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Buck, Thurant and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector and Lord of the Highlanders, etcetera. Her Excellency, Alyona Rhetta Sviatovna Godunov, Lady Emissary of Hanseti-Ruska, Baroness of Verskaya The Silver Lubba His Excellency, August Athri’onn, High Diplomat of Lurin & Elder of the Athri’onn

The Lady Emissary of Hanseti-Ruska enjoyed a bottle of white wine with the Grand King of Urguan to celebrate their diplomatic efforts after the revised pact was published, and her King's missive followed. @_RoyalCrafter_

Agreed upon this 14th of Tov ag Yermey, 487 E.S. | 16th of Sun’s Smile, 138 of the Second Age Between the Dual Monarchy of Hanseti-Ruska and the Grand Kingdom of Urguan RATIFICATION IN THE YEAR OF 487 E.S. We do hereby announce that, in the year of 487 E.S., 138th Year of the Second Age, we shall enact Clause IV of Article V of The Glorious Riverway Pact between the signatories Haense and Urguan. As decided in the previous agreement, further discussions have been held, and with agreement of both parties, the relationship between our great realms has been turned to full military alliance. We shall be each other’s swords, and each other’s shields. This amended pact shall be in full effect upon the publishing of this amendment. ARTICLE I | ARTIKEL AUWN The signatories recognise their authority to exercise their powers (including their power to create lasting treaties between their peoples), as well as their responsibilities to their people that come with their respective positions of prestige. ARTICLE II | ARTIKEL ZWIEN The signatories shall create and maintain a correspondence through the offices of their diplomatic representatives, in the interest of maintaining the terms of this treaty and using such as a platform to voice any concerns that the signatories may have in the future. The sovereigns of each state will swear oaths of friendship jointly, in their honor, as an act of kinship and solidarity in the years to come. ARTICLE III | ARTIKEL DRES The signatories entitle each other the right to one shop or stall in each other’s capital’s market, free of tax to encourage trade, as well as ensuring the free movement of people in one another’s territory. For a merchant to claim the stall or shop in a respective capital’s market, a merchant is to inform the respective economic representative of the nation of the requested stall or shop & are required to inform the diplomatic representative of the countersignatory nation. Urguan’s merchant stall in Haense will be entitled to a forge, which will be formally owned by the Worker’s Guild of Urguan. ARTICLE IV | ARTIKEL VAUR The signatories agree to a mutual extradition clause, in which a citizen/subject from either Nation, having reasonable justification for an arrest, may be apprehended and passed over to the Courts of the Land in which their crime took place. In such cases as these, an Extradition Request by the Judicial representatives of the state of the first-part must be presented to the Monarch or Government of the second-part for approval. Legal Defense for the defendant may be given by Judicial representatives of the Nation from which the citizen/subject hails from. ARTICLE V | ARTIKEL SIEG The signatories agree to a defensive alliance, in which any hostilities from a third party against any one of them will be viewed as an attack against the both of them. The signatories agree to settle any dispute between them or in which they may be involved through diplomatic means in such a manner that this alliance and the laws of signatories are not endangered. The signatories agree to consult together whenever, in the opinion of either of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of the signatories is threatened. The signatories reserve the right to expand this defensive pact into a full military alliance whenever deemed favourable by both parties. ARTICLE VI | ARTIKEL ZEG The signatories hereby agree to aid each other in all militaristic regards should the other deem it just and necessary. The signatories agree to share information of military nature and or of great strategic value to the other. The signatories agree to allow the passage of armed forces belonging to each other to pass through the other’s land unimpeded. The signatories agree to share military surplus and equipment within reason, during times of need for either party. The signatories agree to engage in friendly skirmishes between each other's militaries, ensuring that the military capacity of both states is well maintained. ARTICLE VII | ARTIKEL ZELV The signatories hereout agree that this ratified treaty shall serve out the remaining duration of the prior agreement; seventeen years. In the case that any of the signatories wish to make amendments to this treaty in the future, they are to consult with the others and discuss credible changes, lest the agreement mutually dissolve. At the conclusion of the treaty’s duration, the signatories may request an extension, to be considered jointly, if found beneficial to both parties. DAMAR LIFSTI VA EDLERVIKI, His Royal Majesty, Aleksandr II, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Hochmeister of the Order of the Crow, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Siegrad, Werdenburg, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, Toruv, Valdev and Werdenburg, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Buck, Thurant and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector and Lord of the Highlanders, etcetera. His Grandess, Garedyn The Emerald, Grand King of Urguan, Chief of Mossborn, Prophet of Yemekar, Seer of Hefrumm, Zealot of the Triad Her Excellency, Alyona Rhetta Sviatovna Godunov, Lady Emissary of Hanseti-Ruska, Baroness of Verskaya High Prophet of Urguan, Auriel Doomforged, Cleric of Grimdugan, Keeper of the Reforged His Lordship, Viktor Siegmund var Ruthern, Vice-Emissary of Hanseti-Ruska, Baron of Rostig

The mist grew thick in Haeseni lands as Alyona Godunov read the news of the raid with deep intrigue. Her lip quirked with a quip, before sipping her morning beverage. "Finally, something worth reading about. Ea was beginning to think mea mailbox would be full of pamphlets on ve cries of vampyre sympathisers." With a flare of her hand, she folded up the missive and went off to work; much to be done.

One of the newest friends to dear Princess Eirene, the Haeseni royal Isabel Theodora would not waste her opportunity to attend. From across the continent, the five year old stomped around the Esrova Prikaz demanding to the staff and her mother in particular on dress choices.

Roswitha followed suit. As Wolfgang's right wing, she made sure to collect all the eggs from the Amathine hen huts at the brisk of dawn; ready.