~Vulpess - The Grand Capital of Kistune~
A full 25 minutes passed before a government agent arrived. The agent was a shorter Kistu, standing roughly around 5'6", with clean cut red-blonde and green eyes, a staple of the Kistu. He was wearing a red tunic of silk, adorned with white-metallic embellishments. He approached, and gave only a short nod of notice, as instructed by his seniors, and began a small speech. "Greetings, foreigners," he said in a voice surprisingly deep for his smaller size and rather feminine look, "We are sorry about the long wait, but as we receive few visitors - especially such well protected visitors - that we must take precautions accordingly. Someone of a more esteemed calibre will be with you shortly, until then, please ask me with any questions that you may have."
Diplomat Wyner Lavita came to meet the representative. As she observed her current situation, the Kitsunes did well to make the worst possible first impression. While she figured that her escort would be taken with serious response, she was surprised to find the Kitsunes to be so paranoid and aggressive. Enemy soldiers everywhere at the ready, every single gun pointed at them from seemingly any direction. She felt more like a prisoner than a diplomat. Though she was a bit relieved to find that the Kitsune airships, what little there were, posed very little threat to her escorts simply due to the obviously weak and primitive design of them. "They probably don't even know what Kavuria is..." she thought to herself as she approached the representative. His short height and feminine look confirmed his nationality, and Wyner gave him a bitter sweet smile. "I am very flattered that you consider these petty escort ships of the Arkil Federation to be so powerful and perceive them as such a great threat. I never figured our standard airships would be so intimidating. I am Wyner Kavuria, leading diplomat of the Arkil Federation from across the great ocean. On the behalf of our Sovetor, or leader of our nation, I thank you for receiving us. I am very excited to finally see the mysterious, yet supposedly wondrous nation of Kitsune. I must apologize though for arriving with little warning as our communications with your nation are nearly non-existent. Though hopefully with this trip, we may better know one another and benefit immensely from mutual trade. I am quiet eager to meet your superiors." she said, her voice smooth and well spoken.
~Arkillian Federation, Demera~
The dwarves did not have to wait long. Almost as soon as they sat down, a secretary called for them and led them to a large meeting room. A large, old yet well polished wooden table sat in a large carpeted room. On the walls hung various pieces of art and three large windows lit the room with the glow of the mid day sun. The dwarves were gestured into their seats with the leader of the envoy taking the head of one end of the table as the rest filled evenly on the flanking chairs. A few minutes passed until the large double doors opened on the other end of the room. Two Arkilian guards marched into the room and took their positions next to the door on either side. Then entered Sovetor Kai Avonsta flanked by two of her advisers. The one of the left was a large man wearing a decorated blue and grey dress uniform, holding a hat under one arm. He had a large scar going from just above his left temple to the bottom right of his face with a dead left eye. On her right was a short yet fierce looking woman with long, silver hair and orange eyes. She wore a black dress uniform with a red star on the shoulder along with three medals on the chest piece. They took their seats at the other end of the table with Kai in the center. She cleared her throat.
"Ehm, greetings dwarves of Novgorod, it is nice to see our northern neighbors have come to visit the Arkil Federation, let alone on such short notice. Non the less I sincerely welcome you to our nation, and do hope you enjoy your stay here during the duration of this meeting. Now then, down to business, why exactly have you decided to come and meet me here in the capital?" she asked simply. While she could take an easy guess as to why they had come, she wanted to hear what they were going to open up with first. "Are they going to get straight to the point or will they sugar coat it with an offer?" she pondered.
