"Indeed, I did hear from her regarding this matter. We are quite receptive to this idea in order to gain a mutual understanding", said the Chancellor.

Although they were not mutually aware, most of the guests did wonder why it was taking so long to bring the appetizer. Whatever in the stars could be going on there?

A servant came, rushing towards the Emperor. He began to explain in Latin.

"I beg your pardon for the delay, Your Majesty. Our culinary staff is not acquaintanced with one of the dishes the Minister of Justice ordered, and thus we took longer than expected. The culinary staff wishes to apologize for the delay, but they should be finished soon"

"Sigh...very well, that can be understood, but do make haste, lest we anger the King of Stoinia"

"I take my leave, Your Majesty"

"Apologies for the delay, everyone. It appears that the culinary staff had a complication. The next dish should be coming soon"

Just as the Emperor finished speaking, the servants came with the next dish. For the King, the appetizer was a sweet sandwich. Made with crispy sweet bread instead of a normal variety, the four small sandwiches laid out in the plate had beef, lettuce and a strange, umami-sweet hybrid cream. This was Colat, an alien cream extracted from a rare plant in the Rim moon of Auroria. It took seven years to grow, and it was in high demand for the aristocracy.

The servant began to explain French. Knowing this foreign monarch could speak it, the proper aristocratic custom could be followed and the servant could talk in the language.

"Your Majesty, this is an Aurorian-style Sweet Sandwich originating from the Rim moon of Auroria. Due to its special ingredient, it has been a recent trend amongst the elite of The Rim and the Core to consume it"