"Ah, King Andrei, may I present Her Imperial Excellency, the Foreign Minister of the Ryccian Empire, the Baroness Liat?"

Of course, he had to present her as that.

Taun Liat Wei was a skilled Kaminoan diplomat and politician that had risen to the top of the hierarchy. Born to a poor mining family in a rural world, Liat was gifted, and thus she got a scholarship to one of the best universities in her region. Having pulled her family out of poverty all by herself, she had developed a massive ego towards others, seeing herself as great, wise and intelligent. She often hid her massive self-esteem when doing her diplomatic duties, however, as it was counterproductive. Moreover, she had an intense disdain of the Emperor and the Royal Family, as she considered them all rich snobs that did not deserve their status. She had worked to get this far, and they were born in the purple. For her, the only reason the Empire must tolerate their very existence is due to their traditional, ceremonial and unifying role. But they must only be that, a decoration, nothing more. To her, other than to speak of matters of ceremony, she would never take the Emperor or his relatives seriously.

The Emperor should not have to introduce a noble himself, less a life peer that had risen from the commoners. Under the customs of formality, he would just say "Baroness Liat". However, not only did the King not know who she was, Liat would be secretly annoyed if one did not refer to her by her title. However, since this Stoinian knew nothing of style and address, and because the Emperor wished to get on her good side, he gave her a ceremonial honour by introducing her this way.

Still, Liat was a tad irritated at his voice. What is this decoration interrupting for now? Then, she saw why. She smiled at the Stoinian King, and only to the Stoinian King.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, I am indeed our nation's Foreign Minister. I was just speaking to our Chancellor Blesforn regarding the press conference. How do you do?"

If one noticed well, she was completely ignoring the Emperor she ceremonially served. Not a glance, not even a sign of her even acknowledging the Emperor's presence willingly. And that, in her mind, is how it should be.