Chapter 282 - 279 - Enter The 3rd Party
The banquet hall was alive with racquous jubilations at what was just announced but the festivities were not allowed to last for long for the hall was loudly entered just a few moments into the renewed celebrations by a stern pair of men wearing heavily embroidered robes.
Looking very much like one would see a cardinal of Rome as their worn garb and hats were of a blood red color that almost looked to be fabric woven after it had been dyed in blood itself.
The two entered the hall finding a jubilant feast underway but cared not for the attendees and alongside their entourage stormed their way up the seated isles before coming to stand before the table of honor upon which the Queen Serena sat partaking of her meal, with an unknown man seated in the place of honor next to her.
"Your Majesty, Queen Serena, we, the envoys of His Holiness, Pope Peter III, have endured days of waiting for an audience, only to be slighted. By choosing to feast with these harbingers of war, you not only dismiss us but also spurn the divine mercy of His Holiness. Is this how you honor the will of God’s chosen shepherd on Earth?"
The mans haughty words quickly silenced the hall filled with merriment and joy.
The envoys sent from a hostile nation had indeed been kept waiting but such was their right, the Principality had invaded during a time of weakness for the kingdom but now that weakness was gone and its strength renewed and the Principality and its ruling eclastical body feared potential retribution or even being stripped of the lands gained during the initial invasions and sought to come to terms before it was to late.
But instead the queen kept post poning the talks, and then news reached them that the queen had left the city, only to return a day later with foreign guests.
Fearing this new entrant would disrupt possible peace talks or make their position worse still cause these holy men to act out of emotion rather than logic.
"Hmmm? Cardinal Matthaeus your request for an audience has indeed reached my ears but as I’m sure you’re aware we are a country at war, and there is quite a lot going on these day."
"All the more reason, then, for Her Royal Highness to grant us an audience, that we and the Holy Church may extend the hand of God’s mercy to the poor and starving. In these troubled times, it is our sacred duty to bring comfort to the suffering and warmth to those left in the cold."