The atmosphere grew tense at the heavy-handed declaration of the delegate of the Britannian Empire. It didn't help that the delegate had broken the norms of addressal by referring to the Britannian Empire in first-person rather than third-person when he wasn't the ruler of the kingdom.
Still, none of the other delegates piped up immediately against the rude gesture. The arrogance of the delegate of the Britannian Empire was not all that unfounded. Everybody knew that the Britannian Empire was the most powerful sovereign nation in the summit hosted by the Kandrian Empire. All of them were wary about butting heads with the titan.
"Bold words, delegate." The delegate of the Republic of Gorteau replied. "The Republic of Gorteau also refuses the Kandrian Empire's proposal regarding the division of the territory of the Serevian Plateau."
