Arzix-Constantinople Estates
Constantinople, Core, Ryccian Empire

The Emperor saw them disembark. He was surprised to see how...ancient...the King's outfits is. The ceremonial military uniform he wore was used since antiquity by the first Emperors. Perhaps they were also following arcane tradition?

Moreover, he was surprised to see that his and the King's clothing were incredibly similar. Many Ryccians had a theory on the origin of the Stoinians, believing them to be some lost dissident human colonizers from the ages past. They could not accurately guess since when the Stoinians began to exist, however. Some say that there must be a predecesor to the Stoinian Kingdom that was founded thousands of years ago. Others believe that the Stoinians are sincere in their tale when it came to time, and thus this was some obscure Ryccian colonization effort gone wrong, maybe even the central government is hiding the truth. But only a trickle of Ryccians trust the Stoinian account completely. The Emperor was uncertain, and, even after two months had passed, he had no clear idea where these Stoinian humans came from.

He saw the Stoinian King's hand. He extended his, and gave a soft, gentle handshake and smiled softly. It was the aristocratic way to give such a "weak" greeting by Stoinian standards, as, in the Core, these gentle handshakes signify the calm and peace of the actor, and that they wish to engage in rational, civilized discussion with a stranger. It was polite, if not a tad emotionless. More firm handshakes were reserved for close friends and family, as they are the persons you can demonstrate all your feelings to.

As the Emperor shaked his hand, he was then surprised that his counterpart decided to exert that much strength in the gesture. Do they have such a communitarian society that every single human is considered their family? How strange...

Still, he smiled ever so softly.

"Greetings to you, King Andrei. I am Alexander, Emperor of the Ryccian Empire and Sovereign of All the Races of the Realm. It is a pleasure to meet you at last"

"This is the Chancellor, Ferul Blesforn, and this is my mother, the Empress Dowager of the Ryccian Empire and Mother of All the Races, Euphemia"

He bowed his head slightly towards the Stoinians, and proceeded to kiss the Stoinian Queen's hand. In the Core, this archaic gesture was still practiced amongst the elite, and it was seen as the duty of a proper aristocratic gentleman to greet a lady in such a way to honour her. He then bowed towards her, bringing his right arm to his waist.

The Emperor then proceeded to greet and shake the Chancellor's hand, again with the same serenity he had done with the King.

"Now, shall we inspect the guard?"

The captain of the Royal Guard raised his sword. In full red ceremonial armour, but without his visor, he shouted.

"Soldiers! Present arms!"

The guard raised their arms as was ordered. The band was ready to play the welcoming military song. All that was needed was for them to commence walking and inspect the guard.