OP later.

The Enclave's with-drawl from NASP had been expected and it was greatly suspected that they had been making plans with the NCR for some time, their ultimate failure had been known to him since he had first begun speaking to the Enclave ambassador; the Vigil's continued support however gave him cause for some merriment however.

"Mr President," he said after tracking down Ashford after some time. "I doth hath another matter of business for thee, Imperium Connecticut, Louisiana and Florida and the future there-of; I doth hath a proposition for thee."

President Robert Ashford- United States

Ashford immediately turned himself around as he heard the sound of Marchment's voice, he hadn't expected further negotiation from the General,

"And what would this 'proposition' be, General Marchment," Ashford replied with a raised eyebrow. The mention of the states in North America currently in the hands of the Imperium intrigued him.

"Imperium need for such territories hath expired and, verily, I doth see nought any reason why they should remain in our possession to your contention; we are prepared to return ? jurisdiction of the afore-mentioned Imperium controlled territories by the end of the year in trade for the New Confederacies former holdings in South Americka - which I doth understand from thy ambassador in Jamaica hath nought any resonance with thyself or the Enclave."

President Robert Ashford- United States

Ashford was extremely surprised at the offer, and it sounded quite tempting to receive back former U.S. territory, however, at the same time he also recognized the value of the U.S. exports being received from the colony around Lake Maracaibo. He also guessed that the Vice-President would have an opinion of such a trade himself. Finally, there was also the new pact with the NCR to consider with regards to intervention in South America,

"Such an offer seems....intriguing," Ashford replied, "However I highly doubt that a trade could be made for all the land. The South American land is quite valuable in terms of resources, and the North American territory is not of the same caliber. Perhaps a partial land trade could occur however, especially for the territory in Connecticut. I will need to speak with the Vice President regardless. As this is an extremely important agreement."

Marchment furrowed his brow. "Thy would sooner see this, former US sovereign soil, on thine own doorstep controlled by a swine such as me? 'tis this the same man I doth spoke unto not long-ago about his "Americkan culture"; I doth believe things are not as as they doth seem to be. North Americkan territory 'tis not of the same calibre indeed..."

President Robert Ashford- United States

Ashford chuckled in a rather warm fashion,

"General Marchment," He replied, "When the vast majority of former United States territory is under the control of foreign nations, and have been for over 200 years. There is hardly a need to drop whatever we can in order to ensure that a few minor scraps of territory are returned to the fold. The United States can perhaps be classified as sentimental of tradition and culture, but not to the brink of foolishness. The territory you offer us is far reduced in terms of valuable resources compared to what the South America colony contains. And aside for sentimentality, there is no true benefit to it. Otherwise why would you yourself be offering it to us? Besides, dear General, you certainly sell yourself short by calling yourself 'swine'."

"In any case, perhaps the good Vice-President can shed his opinion on the matter," Ashford said with a smile, turning to Lee.

Vice President Alexander Lee - U.S.A

Lee was shocked by the offer. No one in his entire life had ever offered him such a bad deal. Why would he want to trade useful South American territory, for useless scraps of land. Lee looked at Marchmont. "I find that deal preposterous General. I'm sorry but the United States does not need some useless lands just because we owned them hundreds of years ago. Like Ashford said that land has been under the control of foreign nations, gangs and backwater tribals for over two hundred years." Lee waited a minute. "Let me make a counter offer. You give us all of your territory in the Americas and then I might give you my valuable South American land." Lee leaned back in his chair and ordered some iced tea.

"Yes, that's exactly what I've just said," Marchment said, paying the man no further heed; ignoring the man's false individual claim to sovereignty. "The same can be said, and more, of the land you've just conquered, difference being you have to traverse my waters to reach it as opposed to what is offered to thee upon thy doorstep." He had little inteion of dealing with this joker as-long as was necessary.

"Regardless, the land I doth offer thee is of zero value to me and is offered in the spirit of maintaining relations; frankly your needlessly antagonistic attitude bores me. I have no intention of maintaining the security of these regions longer than is necessary, they are simply not profitable to retain; that is why I offer them too you. You hath taken offence to something which hath nought any affect upon thee and doth not erase years of cooperation, I find your hostility beyond reasonable; that and I doth suggest you inform your second here what exactly is and is not his land to trade."

Vice President Alexander Lee
Lee sips some of his iced tea.
"Maybe, my hostility was not needed, but the U.S simply has no need of the land you offered us. Our territory in South America has a high value to us. It supplies us with many resources and slaves. If you are offering us former U.s territory then I would gladly pay you with cash."

"Your money hath even less value. The Cape Canaveral facility I thought would hath had some value; additionally I would hath thought thy would be glad to be rid of Imperium exclaves along thy coastline given thy unreasonable distrust."

Vice President Alexander Lee

"Would you like gold instead? If not, then I'm sorry but I can't accept your offer. That land simply holds no value to us beyond sentimental value. It could have some value to someone else lice the Republic of the Sierra Madre they might want some more land."

"I shall return to this matter post-haste, Vice-President, however I doth hath a small matter of warfare too attend too."

It was time to end this fruitless engagement with the Aurodium, provided of-course that they could offer a sufficient incentive; the President's unashamed acceptance of his own folly still rung in his ears. How he clung to his sentimental beliefs and genuinely believed that he was the stronger by relinquishing powers and control he had been given and were, by-all-accounts, fanatically accepted. How the most insignicant Enclave members compared to a Brytish noblemen was fascinating, they could have emerged as one of the great-powers of this continent but now seemed destined to fall by one-hand or another. What a waste.

He finally found whom he was looking for, the President of the Aurodium Empire; again Marchment mused on this nation, all empires were doomed to fail.

"President Zarander," Marchement said upon catching the man's eye. "I doth believe we hath some matters which ought to be laid to rest, I say ought because the perogative to do see doth fall entirely upon thee; thee who doth destroyed and removed much of the material we doth came to take."

President Lynwood Zarander - Aurodia

"Yes we do. Let's begin. First you General Marchment though I do think we should wait for the Chnacellor and Grand Overseer since we are all in this."

Grand Admiral Nakahiko

Nakahiko had finished his business with Solus, and was about to proceed to speak with the NCR and the United States, when he saw Marchment come up to Zarander, and begin speaking. He hoped it was about peace, otherwise, he thought punches may be thrown. He sped across the room, to come up to the left of the two men, to catch the end of Marchment's sentence:

"perogative to do see doth fall entirely upon thee; thee who doth destroyed and removed much of the material we doth came to take."

Nakahiko said "Gentlemen, I am glad to see a beginning to the peace talks. I shall assemble the rest of the belligerents. Please have a seat at the main table to we may begin."

Nakahiko, snatched a drink from an orderly and chugged the entire cool beverage down, he thought he must ask Griff what this was so he could take a bottle back to Japan, but then his mind went on to the more important task at hand. He dinged it, so that slight high pitched tone reverberated around the room, in order to catch the attention of those present.

"We're starting the peace talks, if you are involved in this war, please gather round, otherwise its completely optional."

Praetor Silver- Anglo-hispanic Imperium

The Praetor looked up from his coffee as he heard the distinctive ting of a glass being rang. The man who had rang the glass was Grand Admiral Nakahiko, a man he knew vaguely of through the parlay at the Philippines and the following governing of the jointly-owned territory. The man was standing next to Marchment and Zarander and appeared to be calling for the beginning of the peace-talks.

The Praetor set his coffee down and walking over to the three other men with his guard and the Secretario in tow. Everyone already seemed to have their feathers ruffled a little bit, seeing this, Silver spread a warm smile across his tanned face before speaking.

"So we are starting the peace-talks on the Northern War? I am ready to start negotiating towards a conclusion when everyone else is. May I suggest that we take a seat before the talks proceed?"

Despite his calm front the Praetor could feel his heart thundering within his aging chest. He had never been a man of war, lacking knowledge on the subject as a whole. He trusted the Secretario to help advise him in such matters and it had been established that the man would back him up through Spanish is the Praetor made any foolish decisions or comments.

Chancellor Griff, Principality of Solus

Talks being done with the Japanese for now, the Chancellor went over to where everyone was gathering for the peace talks. He knew exactly what he desired, and he was going to get it. Zarander already agreed anyway.

"Good day gentlemen. Especially you Praetor Silver. My sincerest welcome to our capital." The Chancellor said with a smile.

President Robert Ashford- United States

With the clinging of glass being heard to resonate throughout the room, Ashford knew that the peace talks were probably beginning now. He was unsure of what exactly this would mean. His apprehensiveness grew as he took his seat at the table. He then took a long sip of his warm tea and drank deeply of the calming liquid,

"I'd like to observe these peace talks myself," Ashford said finally, "Simply to see what transpires, even if the United States was not involved in the war."

Praetor Silver- Anglo-hispanic Imperium

The Praetor looked over as Chancellor Griff of the Principality of Solus joined the group that was gathering for the peace-talks. All that remained was the Vigil's appearance and negotiations could begin in earnest, something Silver both looked forward to and dreaded. In the meantime, however, Silver decided to make a bit of small talk with the Chancellor to ease his nerves. He gave the man his most graceful bow, as was post-war Mexican political tradition, and spoke in his slightly accented English.

"It is good seeing you as well, Chancellor Griff. I must admit, your city arrayed in the odd northern snow is a picture that rivals that of Mexico City itself, I am honored to be received in your Forge. I am dreadfully sorry I have not been able to check up on my shipwrights and captains stationed here yet, though I think you can understand the reasoning behind my distraction. Have your men learned much from the men I have sent or do you think a new set would yield more fruit. And, if I may inquire, what is the word on the expansion you asked me to aid in last year? The Marshall Islands, I believe."

President Lynwood Zarander - Aurodia

Zarander first needed to get a heavy weight on his mind for so long....... He cleared his voice and spoke to the Imperium but also to everyone else.

"I would like to first off start with this grave issue at hand; The Massarce of the East, coined by my people. The death of thousands of civillians in Aurodia's Eastern provinces" Zarander said with a cold voice. The use of Sarin Gas and various other chenical warheads upon my people" Zarander said with anger. I know for a fact some of my people formed militias due to there former expriecne in the Aurodian Military and to resist Imperium rule but it is morally wrong in war to use chemical warheads upon defenseless civillians and massarcing my people upon your idea of hard soldiering" directed at the Imperium but also to reveal the truth of ways of the Imperium.

Zarander gets out a holographic projection. He presses a button and it appears big and wide with pictures taken from people who retreated back to the Midlands to give word to the grisly fate of the East. Bodies of people piled together. Much of there skin and body was affected by the chemicals. Civvilians shot, defiled, with pictures of Brytish troops standing near them.

"For the action the Imperium caused upon human rights, violations, I ask from the sovereign countries of the world for Economic Sanctions upon the Imperium."

Zarander awaited word from the Imperium and the other delegates.

OOC: Going to take a shower.

Chancellor Griff, Principality of Solus


"And we are most honored to have you Praetor. It does me well to know you think highly of our great city. Think nothing of it my good man, recent happenings have taken my attention as well. Regrettably, I've not had near the time I would have liked to oversee the naval shipwrights. But regardless, I hear great things from my men about the industrial prowess of the Imperium men, and I must say from the reports I can not be more pleased." The Chancellor smiled.

"As for the Marshall Islands, yes, we plan on launching an expedition shortly after this Summit in fact. We are all most excited about it."


Chancellor's visage turned grim as Zarander accused the Imperium and even further tried to get the other delegates to put sanctions on them. The grizzled man shook his head vehemently.

"Request denied. The Principality will in no way support this Sanction. You yourself said your men formed into militias. If that is the case, then it's their own fault such measures were used. They forfeited any rights they had as civilians when they took up arms. That is the Principality's official stance on the matter." The Chancellor said coldly.

President Lynwood Zarander - Aurodia

Zaranderl lifted up an eyebrow. "And those civillians who did not decide to take up arms simply wanted to live. Those who formed small militias were their independent choice. Most did not and only a few did. These civillinas did not support the actions of the militias but most wanted to just to live. So dont tell me that the blame happens to come upon a few civillinas who wanted to resisit Imperium rule while most who wanted to live and continue on theirl ives were mercilessly slaughtered who didn ot put up resistance."

Zarander was angered by this and this would worsen relations with Solus, who Aurodia and Solus had good relations once before. Zarander was shocked by his words he would blame it upon the militias.......

President Robert Ashford- United States

Ashford viewed the images with a cold face, unsure if what he was seeing was actually the truth. He certainly wouldn't put it past the Imperium however, similar atrocities had been committed at the Panama Canol,

"If I may speak and disagree with you, Chancellor, " Ashford replied, Sitting up from his seat. "Have you ever heard of the [censored] of Nanking? If not, perhaps our Japanese fellows can enlighten you. When I look at those images I see similar acts committed. I do not see honorable combat or citizens dying because they were part of militia's in combat. I see British soldiers committing acts of inhumane atrocities upon Aurodia citizens. Innocent of combat themselves, yet still part of an act of cruelty. "

"Assuming I am correct in saying this," Ashford said as he replied to Zarander, "Am I?"

Wayne Markson, Republic of Sierra Madre

Wayne heard a glass ting and an announcement that peace talks were about to begin. Wayne started to walk toward that area when his hologram change from that of Vera Keyes that that of the Brotherhood Elder Elijah.

"Come on Elijah, lets see what transpires."

OOC: This is what I wanted to show, Wayne's hologram bodyguard can be used by the Tribunal to attend the convention. It's basically high-tech holographic Skype.

Chancellor Griff, Principality of Solus

The Chancellor could tell that the his words upset Zarander, but he looked at the man coldly, firmly set in his views.

"But my good man, the blame does fall solely on them. In my eyes, the Imperium just did what it had to do to keep it's own men safe from your people, who even you admitted formed militias to resist them. How would the Imperium forces know which were militia soldiers and which were not? Do you honestly expect me to take your word for this without hearing their side? You act as if they did this with the sole intent of causing deaths to the innocent, which is completely the opposite of what I see for a number of reasons. For one, the British side of the Imperiumm captures the people and makes them proles. Even Marchement said that's the way they do things. As such they wouldn't just randomly murder potential proles willy-nilly. Second, I find it hard to believe the action they took was unwarranted in the first place. Do you honestly think they'd be foolish enough to waste missiles of sarin gas on, as you say, innocent civilians when simply shooting them or cutting them down would have been much more cost-efficient? Don't expect me to believe such drivel Mr. Zarander. "