The King ate from his desert while the Foreign Minister spoke. When he heard that the Treecuu had backstabbed an ally, the Stoinians weren't too pleased. Some showed it more than others, but the King and the Crown Prince remained calm.

"Sure we understand the rules as well as you. But now that you have revealed backstabbing tendencies, what guarantee is there that eventually you won't backstab us in the future? Besides, those rules compliment the strongest be it by backstabbing or other means. What guarantee do we have? Sure you are very cooperative and friendly, but looks can be deceiving. You may look at us now as a friendly bunch, most Ryccians tend to have a completely divergent opinion than yours. Well they were subjected to our imagery during the Mardakii and Velutarian Wars, just so to illustrate my point."

He took another sip from his drink.

"Now was there an agreement on paper with your allies? Is your signature worth anything? Is this the planet that Governor Seect mentioned having terrorist attacks? Do you want to impose order on us?"

The King was looking if the Treecuu would cower away now if their new alliance truly meant something for them. By those rules, the Treecuu could want to dominate over the Stoinians, something unacceptable.