957 De-escalation Part II

Berengar sat within his office while gazing upon a recent report from the German Embassy in Beijing. He was honestly quite befuddled by what he was reading, and could only look upon his favorite wife with confusion in his eyes as he asked for her opinion on the matter.

"She can't be serious? Is this some attempt to get me back for my efforts to antagonize her? If so, I don't see how... What do you think of is this, Linde?"

Linde had already read the report and verified its contents. She was equally as surprised as her husband when it came to what Empress Itami had requested of Gerhard. Normally, this would be a simple matter of trade between two industrial powers.