"Reply to the Capital and say that I'll head over once I'm done with the busy period!"
Hudson said without changing his expression.
He had used the same excuse many times. On the one hand, there were indeed numerous affairs to manage in his domain; on the other, it involved issues of power.
Nominally, he was the Chief Commander of the Kingdom's Strategic Mobilization, but the specific scope of his authority was never clearly defined.
Even the Strategic Mobilization Command itself was a temporary institution, with its administrative level still undecided.
Whether it was directly under the King, subordinate only to the Military Department, or solely responsible to the Noble Parliament—none of these were clarified.
Hudson understood Caesar IV's approach. After all, it's easy to give power away, but difficult to take it back.
