Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-24849899-20151028205131/@comment-26948101-20151213094650

"But....but why?" Ilassa asked. "If you knew this was going to be the most likely outcome, why did you say that you loved.....?" the thirteenth demon princess' voice trailed off.

"There has to be a way around this...." Mari pondered. After a moment, she snapped her fingers. "I know! Just say that my sister was so eager and enthusiastic that you didn't get a chance to properly explain Article 53 and its consequences."

"We could make Article 53 an issue with the negotiations themselves." the Demon Lord proposed.

"Technically that is possible, Mother." Ilassa said. "But we have very little in the way of leverage now. To borrow a human phrase, they hold all the cards right now."

"We could stage a kidnapping...." Mari proposed out loud.

"That's not happening." the Demon Lord said flatly. "I will not have the rest of the world thinking that the Royal Makai is some lawless realm where even emissaries and diplomats are abducted with impunity..."

"U-understood, mother...."

"By the way, General....how's the roast?" the Demon Lord asked her guest