The elevator had arrived at the bridge and the King marched forward, with his two guards stepped a bit forward as well. A small sign towards the Treecuu Captain to follow the King.
The King held his sword with his left hand and turned towards the Captain.

"Our military is run differently than yours. The Stoinian Military is entirely independent from our civilian government. The only thing that holds it together with the government is myself and the colonial department. This of course is to ensure complete operational freedom. The military holds rights to own entire planets and holds mandates for the first 15 years of a new colony's development. Thus it mines resources for its war efforts and put colonial infrastructure and defences in place. Another fact, which may surprise you, is that our servicemen aren't paid any loans. All the members onboard this ship joined the military because it's their calling and duty. We have mandatory conscription for all, but they mostly serve their service year on their local planets. The military is run self sufficiently, as you may have guessed."

"It is lead by myself and the Strategos. The Strategos holds the same powers as I do, but I can overrule him if I so desire. He also serves as my military aide de camp. We two are then accompanied by the highest ranking officers in the Royal War Council in matters of utmost military importance and the Royal High Command sets the our decisions in motion. Then our forces are divided into three main branches: the Royal Navy, which also consists of the Marine Corps, the Royal Army, our main planetary based fighting force, and the Special Forces, who execute specialised missions."

He then waved his hand across the room.

"This is the bridge of the HMS Manticore, my personal vessel. Have a look around and if you have any questions, feel free to ask them."

The bridge was quite spacious and archaic by some other interstellar designs, but it was filled with servicemen looking at their monitors. Most of them wore a grey beret, except for one. The woman with the white beret stood and looked over bridge, not quite giving any attention to the newcomer.