"Ryccian citizens being educated by these barbarians from infancy? Certainly not", so thought Ferul.

He had to be diplomatic to this Queen. To allow human Ryccians to be raised by these xenophobes would be detrimental to the citizenry, and the alien children would be certainly taught that they are inferior beings unworthy of life. Perhaps the Stoinians would even execute Ryccian orphans for their species. Many in the Cabinet had similar thoughts. To permit Ryccian citizens to have supremacist ideologies would be anathema to everything the Empire stood for, and to allow this would basically be granting the opposition a free pass to attack and kill him politically. It would be political suicide to accept this.

Ferul smiled softly, as if he genuinely appreciated the Queen's gesture, but in his mind he could not be more suspicious.

"Whilst we appreciate the offer, Your Majesty, the Empire believes it has sufficient resources to take care of our orphans. We wish not to burden your great state with the problems that we can solve"