Post by aimway921 on Apr 16, 2024 13:48:01 GMT -5
Ashinaran High Command was frantically trying to find a way to get troops on the ground where the fighting is. A year of the war has gone by, and because of the Galran Navy blockading the isles, Ashinara was unable to contribute to the war effort - and the soldiers housed in the increasingly overcrowded barracks were starting to get restless.
The blockade was over, meaning the Royal Army could finally leave Ashinara. But where would they go? Franerre is still blockaded by Galra. Sailing to Zedonia or anywhere further East meant going past Wochourhiel, which was a guaranteed suicide run. Passing through Elenria was an option they hoped to secure at the CoN conference, but that nearly caused a diplomatic incident with Kumo... This left only one option - Eleria.
An urgent message has been sent out to the Elenrian Imperator by boat - a relatively small, unarmored and thus speedy transport ship, sailing around where the fighting and Galran navy headed to Eleria were expected, and towards the smaller islands of Eleria where the Loyalists have been operating out of. In the event of being intercepted by the Galrans, they were ordered to send out a distress signal accompanied by a code to let Ashinarans at home know they were compromised, and to destroy the message before it could fall into Galran hands. The ship would have a skeleton crew - the bare minimum amount of sailors needed to get them to Eleria fast, and a single diplomat, Andriy Kopar who, for the time being, would be the Ashinaran representative to Eleria.
The blockade was over, meaning the Royal Army could finally leave Ashinara. But where would they go? Franerre is still blockaded by Galra. Sailing to Zedonia or anywhere further East meant going past Wochourhiel, which was a guaranteed suicide run. Passing through Elenria was an option they hoped to secure at the CoN conference, but that nearly caused a diplomatic incident with Kumo... This left only one option - Eleria.
An urgent message has been sent out to the Elenrian Imperator by boat - a relatively small, unarmored and thus speedy transport ship, sailing around where the fighting and Galran navy headed to Eleria were expected, and towards the smaller islands of Eleria where the Loyalists have been operating out of. In the event of being intercepted by the Galrans, they were ordered to send out a distress signal accompanied by a code to let Ashinarans at home know they were compromised, and to destroy the message before it could fall into Galran hands. The ship would have a skeleton crew - the bare minimum amount of sailors needed to get them to Eleria fast, and a single diplomat, Andriy Kopar who, for the time being, would be the Ashinaran representative to Eleria.
To the esteemed Imperator Lawrence of Eleria,
We are at war with the same enemy - the Sovereign Union. The Ashinaran Royal Army is ready to commit anywhere it can - and those options are limited. Due to our Navy being decimated by Galra in the first weeks of the war, we are unable to send our troops to nearest frontlines, as the approaches are all guarded by the enemy's naval forces. Which is why we would like to join your forces on the fronlines of Eleria to help you drive out the SU usurper by opening a second front in the South - but we would need your permission to move through your territory. Our ultimate goal, once Guilliver and his rebels are put down, to move East to assist our allies in Franerre and Tafatu.
Signed,
Queen Yuzura of the Ashinaran Hetmanate
We are at war with the same enemy - the Sovereign Union. The Ashinaran Royal Army is ready to commit anywhere it can - and those options are limited. Due to our Navy being decimated by Galra in the first weeks of the war, we are unable to send our troops to nearest frontlines, as the approaches are all guarded by the enemy's naval forces. Which is why we would like to join your forces on the fronlines of Eleria to help you drive out the SU usurper by opening a second front in the South - but we would need your permission to move through your territory. Our ultimate goal, once Guilliver and his rebels are put down, to move East to assist our allies in Franerre and Tafatu.
Signed,
Queen Yuzura of the Ashinaran Hetmanate