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Region: The Hole To Hide In

Antenesia

Sabrael watched as the ship sailed to the mouth of the harbour. "Sailing" might be a generous term, come to think of it; it was closer to limping towards the harbour. Part of the ship's railing was missing, and the storm had partially damaged the radio tower, giving the whole ship somewhat more of a battered, damaged look, not at all the majestic vessel of an important envoy. Not that it ever had been, but any illusion of magnificence had been smashed to pieces by the storm. Sabrael slowly shook his head at the sight. I don't think this quite delivers the fearsome reputation we'd like to think we have, he thought to himself, looking over the ship as it slowly drifted further into the harbour. Still, as it was a little late to turn around now, he straightened his back and turned to regard the harbour of Lahonas, ignoring the sharp pain his back responded with.

The city was smaller than he'd expected, being honest. While it was by all means possible that he only saw a part of it, the parts he could see did not appear to be a city of hundreds of thousands, not even larger than even Windhaven, the smallest of Redpeppers' Nine Cities. Even so, the docks were filled with craft, and there were dozens, if not hundreds of people swarming between them. As the ship slowed it's speed to almost nothing, waiting for permission to enter the harbour, Sabrael turned around and started shuffling towards the bridge. Talking to the Antenesians, after all, was the very job he was here for.

((OORP: My apologies for being late with this, I simply had not gotten around to responding yet.))

RP: New Faces | Redpeppers

In what was more or less the final act of her presidency, Luita'ani and her cabinet would meet with Senior Ambassador Sabrael of Redpeppers, a polite but perhaps unfortunate man who had sailed across the globe in what the Antenesians could only assume was a political punishment.

Despite his vessel essentially giving out the moment it docked, the meeting that followed was a largely fruitful one, with an agreement quickly reached to establish embassies and open for trade, a measure later ratified by the Antenesian legislature. As for Sabrael and his men, the Antenesian government has arranged an opening for a Redpeppersian flight to come and retrieve the crew, as it is expected the boat will be not worth salvaging.

Land has been set aside in Lahonas for the Peppersian embassy, and the Antenesian government has sent a message to their Redpeppersian counterpart, noting that "while we as a nation of seafarers respect the Peppersian commitment to sailing, we do not believe trans-oceanic voyages will be viable or economical for conducting diplomacy going forward. There is plenty room in Lahonas' airfield for the occasion."

Redpeppers

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