Immediately, the detractors who voted against it earned the ire of the rest of the room.
"Tsk!"
"Fools!"
"You will regret this mistake."
In order for a motion of foreign policy to be passed, it required at least seventy-five percent of the votes. This was to ensure that any decision the Martial Union made as an organization represented the will of a large majority.
The motion to support Rui as an official candidate had just narrowly missed the mark!
While the support for it was far higher than the fifteen percent that Prince Raijun had gotten when a similar proposal had been raised for him, it was still not enough.
Of course, the various sects, factions, and individuals were free to support Rui in an individual capacity. They would not be able to employ the resources of the Martial Union, outside of their direct personal authority, to help whoever they chose to support.
