As the Treecuu delegates arrived, murmours and whispers began to rise. "I have never seen this before", "So they were serious...", "What do you believe the Treecuu are?"...were some of these hushed sentences. Everyone was, indeed, curious. Some of the more isolationist guests were more bigoted, but not because of their race, but due to the fact that they may be "uncivilized (i.e. non-democratic) barbarians". Isolationists believe that the Ryccian Empire is a democratic, shining light in a nebula of darkness (OOC: Think of it as American Exceptionalism on steroids), a thing hard to replicate by their standards. "Do these foreigners even breathe freedom?", "Are you certain Su's reports are accurate? Are these not barbarians?", "The concept of liberty is alien to them..." were some of these hushed insults. Internationalists in attendance were annoyed by this, but hoped that the Treecuu did not know of Austral.

The Emperor was delighted. As a voice for internationalism, he was happy that his beliefs had paid off. He had no concrete political power, that was certain, but by being the Sovereign of All the Races, he had a platform to speak from birth. But this very use of his fame made him incredibly controversial and, in the case of the isolationists, despised.

He cared not for such things. He knew he was the Emperor, but, in the end, he was still a being. And according to the Ryccian creed, all beings deserve freedom and a voice to air out their beliefs. It was saddening to him that his voice was repressed and shamed since birth...

No matter. The Empire requires an uniting figure, a symbol that everyone shares. He knew he was that symbol. In the pursuit of duty, wishes must die.

There he stood, in the Imperial Throne. His attendants flanked him, as well as the Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs. As the true powers of authority, they must have a front seat to everything related to this delegation.

"My most sincere greetings to President Caal and to the Treecuu delegation. I am Emperor Alexander of Ryccia, Sovereign of All the Races of the Realm. Please, proceed"