The NATO Conference

[Victor Steiner]

The two brothers briefly introduced themselves to the women who entered the room, neither Steiner being in a particularly talkative mood. The sound of footsteps heralded more guests and while the Ushers attended to the Libertonians, Victor and Edmund spoke to one another in hushed whispers, taking care to speak in Rheinlandic.

At long last, the final guest had arrived and the doors were once again closed. A chime from somewhere in the room signaled the time as 9:30 AM. Edmund moved to the center of the room Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you all for coming. It is time for us to begin. Please, be seated With that, he and his brother sat at the center oak table and waited for the others to do the same. Neither Bretonian was eager to speak, but formalities had to be observed and therefore, Edmund spoke again. For the sake of introductions, I am Fleet Admiral Steiner, known to many of you already, this is the Director of the Secret Intelligence Service Victor Steiner. Our business today is to finally conclude this war and to sort out the borders which we now face, as well as our diplomatic standings and NATO's stance toward Gallia...such as it is. Obviously you will want to speak about issues that concern your own organisations, so I will yield the floor to Admiral Alexis Hunter of the First fleet to introduce Liberty's concerns and wishes, followed by the representative from the Crayter Republic and finally, Admiral Prower of the 5th.

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