A Pretender Rises (Eskaeban Civil War Thread)

2nd Congress of the Grand Assembly of Ceredonians        

Grand Hall of Ceredonia                                                                                                                                

Golzemia, Ceredonia

The 2nd Congress was initially scheduled to convene on the 11th, but Sizhouan's offer of aid was urgent enough for Gavrilović to call in the Grand Assembly. Ceredonia had suffered major setbacks to the furvour and morale of the Ceredonian population after they were badly defeated at Durmarë the previous day. Another advance by the North was imminent and the scattered militia forces of Ceredonia had no real way to counter it. The motion was tabled by Gavrilović himself, and the debate began:

As per usual, controversial Minister Obren Andrić was first to rise from his seat.

"Again, the President is adamant that our great nation requires foreign aid and assistance to win this war. I believe that, with proper organisation and the correct devotion of resources, that Ceredonia and the Ceredonian peoples can break free from the reigns of terror it is currently so deeply enshrouded in. We saw what happened on the 6th of April, when the President hightailed it to the South and negotiated with our enemies! Why should we stand for such traitorous behaviour? My friends, I call upon you to reject this motion of aid, we have endured enough foreign involvement from the South and the North, and the aid from Sizhou will only complicate and confuse."

Andrić took his seat again, waiting for the next Minister to arise and begin.

But, as if some sort of déjà vu of the day before, Gavrilović stood up and began his own rebuttal.

"I appreciate your concerns, Great Minister, of the independence of Ceredonia, but did you care to think of the innocent Ceredonian people who were, just yesterday, slaughtered on the battlefields of Durmarë? Do you think we could stand to such assault again? I imagine that the North are well aware that we are weak and struggling, and as much as nationalist fervour is positive for our great nation, it does not win wars. We are in desperate need of aid from our friends in Sizhou, and we should be welcoming their generous offer if not for Ceredonia, then for the cause of socialists around the world."

The voting began, the tension in the Grand Hall amassed, this vote would most likely decide the outcome of the Ceredonian War for Independence.



For: 29
Against: 11

Following the vote, President Gavrilović sent a private telegram to Sizhouan Premier Lafang accepting his offer of aid.