Diplomatic Preparations

Rui felt a weight wearing down on his shoulders.

He knew the stake of the meeting.

The Kandrian Empire needed to secure the Shionel Confederation at any cost.

Not that defeat was absolutely written in stone with no recourse if they didn't, of course. However, it would mean that the Kandrian Empire could potentially fall into a losing spiral as the enemy alliance would gain more momentum toward their goal of securing the Martial capital needed to avoid a pyrrhic victory.

He needed to succeed, no matter what.