"Queen Vaireace, the King of Jupiter is requesting a ray link. Do you accept?" the humanoid android spoke in a monotone voice.418Please respect copyright.PENANAqtJbl29vvK
"Ooh! Vair-Vair! You're little cru--" Vaireace cut off the robot, Ree, beside her with a smack on her arm. It might've hurt Vaireace more than Ree though, even with the "human-like" plating. Ree is Vaireace's personal android. Due to Saturn's advanced technology, Vaireace had her programmed to be more human-like and have a personality of sorts. At times -like now- it's quite annoying.418Please respect copyright.PENANA9MwEtIR6by
"Shut up, Ree. And yes, please establish a ray link." Vaireace said plainly. She sat up from her slouch in the office chair and fumbled with her beaming white, wavy-long, hair. Vaireace's hand darted for her crown nearby. It's just a sign of importance, royalty. She practically tossed it on her head and swiveled in the chair to face the pop-up, hologram computer on her office desk made of diamond, as clear as it can come.
"Teehee! Your crown is crooked again Vair!" Ree giggled and fixed the crown for Vaireace. Her robotic hands lifting up the crown and straightening it. Vaireace rolled her eyes, annoyed, I knew that.
"Thanks" Vaireace mumble under her breath. She sighed and blankly stared at the hologram waiting for the ray link to load.
Soon enough, King Ajax's familiar face fazed onto the screen. His soft, orange waves on his head slightly bouncing with his movement. He had a few freckles scattered on his face, a tight-lipped, and almost frowning, smile. Vaireace, didn't like his look. Something was defiantly wrong. Vaireace stole a glance at Ree who stood wide-eyed. Ree was going through her routine of wirelessly recording both ends of the conversation. Vaireace directed her gaze back to Ajax, and greeted him.
"King Ajax of Planet Jupiter," she started curtly, "best of greetings." she finished plainly.
"Queen Vaireace of Planet Saturn, best of greetings." Ajax mimicked back. "I requested this ray link in consideration for a proposal between our planetaries." as Ajax finished his sentence, a faint pink dusted his cheeks.
"Excuse me, King Ajax?" Vaireace responded, a bit shocked, but remembering her composure and title usage. "I ask for clarification." Ajax sighed before nodding.
"Yes, I propose a marriage treaty to create stronger bonds between our planetaries. Our 200 year war has just ended 3 generations ago, but our connections are wary. I believe this treaty will not only unify us but assist with trade, technology and more." Ajax explained simply. Vaireace was a bit taken aback with this proposal. She thought on his words. She thought of extra conflict this would create. There would be a king of Saturn, which hasn't happened since the beginning of the 200 year war. If and when a king decides to fight in a war, he practically throws his crown to the next in line because of royalty rules established with Saturn's independence. It'd also mean she'd have to share all her technological advancements with him too. One of the reasons Saturn was the most advanced was because they kept bits of technology to themselves most of the time. On the other hand, this would also mean more trade options and shared land.
That was all if she married Ajax. But if she married one of her 4 other sisters off, they'd just have more trade options, but possible civil war, due to Saturn losing a precious princess that could be used to instead strengthen bonds with Earth. This was a difficult decision for Vaireace.
Ajax fidgeted in his office chair, impatiently waiting for a response. Her small, porcelain face crinkled with thought, arms crossed and her crown off-centered a bit. Her long, glimmering, almost hypnotic, white hair bounced on her shoulders as she looked up to address him.
"King Ajax," she began, he hated her calling him that, and he hated addressing her as "Queen Vaireace" too. It was torture. He wanted to be close to her, to the point where they could just say their names. No titles to distance them further. They used to be so close to one another. But now, they both had a duty to their Planet. "I cannot and will not answer this request now. I will take this to my private court and have a decision made." Vaireace concluded. A twinge of disappointment shot through Ajax but he understood. Her whole planetary's future waged on this. With a small nod, the ray link shut off.
"Ray link end. Would you like to make another call?" the rodroid servant asked blankly.
"No, no, one's enough. Thank you, you may leave." Ajax waved the rodroid away, thinking about Saturn's technology. It was rumored to have things like rodroids that looked, and acted like humans. What he wouldn't give to have someone to personally talk to. Ajax threw his legs up on the hard-wood desk -a rare occurrence- and rested his hands behind his head. This was going to be a questionable time. He got a sinking feeling in his stomach telling him he'll get his answer on the proposal, but not in a way he'd want.
Shaking off his doubts he got up, and began to pace around the room. What are you thinking right now Vaireace? He thought to himself.
"Your Majesty, we have received a message from Earth, would you like to--" Ajax flinched at "Earth" then abruptly cut off the rodroid.
"Of course I want to read it, you idiot! Give it here!" Ajax snatched away the hologram comm to see its contents. "Wha- What?!" Ajax exclaimed in utter confusion. "Queen Landis of Earth wants 700 billion astros of raw diamond within a month, or she's shutting down trade with us! H-How? Why?" Ajax, panicked. They only made approximately 1 billion astros of the stuff a year, how the hell does Landis expect to get seven times that in a month? His knees grew weak, We'll never have that amount in a month! She'll shut down trade, we won't have access to Earthen supplies or the small percentage of oxygen needed for survival. She's going to kill us! The realization hit Ajax hard.
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