Background:

There have already been talks about Viliakmon amending the isolationist foreign policy. At the start of the year it was not even really a question of whether to but how – what is the most appropriate official appearance after being nearly forgotten for 24 years? The Office of the Head of State was full of suggestions; ‘The World Forum’, ‘A bilateral meeting’, ‘Visiting our neighbors?’ all of which were considered are to be done, but which was to be first. The Representative from the Ministry of Secret Agency suggested, “The Government Island Summit” to which The Founder seemed intrigued by. The agend continued “A summit is to be held at the Syldavian Castle, called by the Peony Doctor Yuan, from Huawan… It is to be a summit of world leaders to discuss currently on-going urgent matters. The Castle itself hasn’t hosted a conference of world leaders for 20 years either.” Iakov Xhuglini made a statement of approval “It seems natural enough. However, I think we are all in agreement that Viliakmon’s first appearance shouldn’t be myself, I have held negotiations between our people but not with foreigners.”
“It should be a civilian, who holds the ideal of principles dear yet understands people, keeps to himself and knows that the dove and the hawk must both be used otherwise no bird flies.” The agent instantly replied “A Man of Honor?” There was an awkward silence. The Founder cleared his throat, raised his brows and asked “He has only earned such a reputation within our borders?”, the Agent replied with a reassuring smile “I have substantial evidence of that being correct.”

Arrival and Absence:

The arrival was suspicious. The Viliakmoni Delegation arrived upon the island with LockPick-III*, modified as to land in water. It was flying three banners at once: The Viliakmon state flag, a black flag with a white circle and a lilac in the middle of it and a (presumed) flag of the Clan. The Island Guards were holding fire upon the naval aircraft landing on the bridge. The doors opened and two men in suits set foot upon the bridge, after which the LockPick took off again and left. Introducing themselves and presenting letters of credentials, a possible scandal was avoided. ‘The Representative’ handed the Island Guards two dispatches – marked as diplomatic gifts: one to the host of the island and one to the Peony of Huawan.
The Representative, Lenko Panteliev, didn’t attend the first table talk round personally at all. Instead, the other man which has arrived with him sat upon the outer table with the journalists, taking notes of everything which has happened during the first round. Finally, his personal assistant, Mihail Lishnikoff arrived at the late afternoon with a substantial report on what occurred during the first round as well as descriptions of each representative and leader at the summit.

The Second Round:

Lenko Panteliev didn’t sleep that night, laying on the balcony and chain-smoking cigarettes while studying Lishnikoff’s report. At around 4 in the morning, Panteliev decided to take a walk around the Island, looking for poorer areas to visit as “the castles and other such nonsense have never interested me”. He returnned around 6 am to his room, disappointed to find “nothing that resembles human life” on the island. The assisstant, Mihail, was still sleeping.

Lenko Panteliev

Representative Panteliev decided to dress up and head to the Conference room. The attire was that of a silk, white shirt, covered by a cashmere, black overcoat with matching formal trousers. Three things stood out in his appearance: her beret hat, the fact that he specifically chose a black tie and a lilac on the left side of his pocket.
Arriving at the Conference room at around 7 AM, he was surprised to find that the Huawan delegation was already there.

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*(based on Lockheed Orion, maritime patrol aircraft).