The Holstein Meeting

[EisenSeele]

Siegfried extended his left hand palm-side up over the table. Seemingly from nowhere, a large holographic cartographic projection of Rheinland appeared over his outstretched fingertips. Real-time battle lines between Federalist and Imperial forces split Rheinland in two, with up-to-date casualty statistics and projected loss analyses hovering to the side.

"This is what we are here for, ladies and gentlemen. I believe the recent defense of Thuringia has demonstrated the impossibility of a quick and decisive victory for you - and there is likewise little chance of the reverse. The loss of Rheinlander lives to this war has been high, but is merely a drop in the ocean to what will come if we continue to insist on grinding the best of our fleets against each other."

The Director closed his hand to a fist and opened it once more - and the hologram transitioned to a projection of anti-war protests of all populated planets across Rheinland, from New Berlin to Weimar - as well as breakouts of spontaneous combat disengagements in forces along the entire front.

"This war has lost any semblance of popular mandate that it may have had, and it's time that we find a way to reconcile and bring this travesty to a close."

Siegfried closed his hand once more, turning off the projection, and brought his hand back to rest. He turned to the Minister and gave a nod.

Minister Karadeniz returned the nod as she began addressing the table.

"It is the opinion of the Rheinland Federal Government that a formalization of the current armistice, as well as a roadmap to reunification is paramount to the continued survival of a Rheinland state. We of the Federalist delegation are vested with the authority to negotiate on behalf of the Federalist government to facilitate a mutually beneficial and respectful set of terms as a groundwork to a new unified Rheinland state."

Siegfried cleared his throat.

"Now that formal introductions are out of the way, let us discuss how best to reunify Rheinland."

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