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It was settled. Prince Joseph DeFrance decided to meet Doc at Shasta in his office. On one hand, Doc was honored to have the presence of such a high profile family visiting his home, something not even Bretonian royalty would even consider. On the other hand, he felt unsure, the brother of his former rival and someone he considered a traitor would be face to face with him. Still, he wasn't Aurelia and the fact that he was the first member of royalty to not give a hostile response was worth respect.
Doc was dressed in his finest robes of diplomacy and his office was given a good cleaning with a carpet wash. A table with two chairs facing each other set next to a window looking out towards Planet Eris had a wine glass set for each while a nearby bar had just about anything one could desire.
A small riser behind his personal desk had two flags. On the left was the flag for TAZ, the other was a flag from a Royal cruiser. He had acquired it from someone on a nearby Freeport. It was claimed to have been captured.
The rest of his desk was neat as well, his wedding picture with Midori set for all to see and smaller pictures of his three kids. On a far wall was a large picture of Malaclypse. To Doc, it was the prize of his office.
His office set, he gave himself one final check before walking to the docking bay where Joseph DeFrance's shuttle would land. It would be him alone that greeted him as he wanted him to feel at ease and welcome.
Until he arrives, he went over his notes in his datapad.