"In normal situations, since it is only the Black Plain, we should accept such a request. But at the end of the day, this is still an attempt at independence. So, we will have to inform His Majesty before we decide on any action." That middle-aged man standing in front of Nelson said this quickly.
"So, we should prepare all the official documentation and communiqués?" One of the people in that room asked.
Hearing that, the same man from before answered such a question. "No. Although there is nothing to indicate that His Majesty will reconsider such a request, I believe that he will not accept it immediately."
Nelson then agreed with his associate. "Yes, His Majesty will probably try to understand what gave that young man the confidence to seek that. After all, he would be the leader of an independent state that would already be 'born' as the weakest and most impoverished in our region..."
