They engaged in forced small talk all the way to the Royal Palace. The mid- and low-ranking officers all went to attend the victory banquet, while the group of senior officers instead entered the Council Chamber.
Hastily convening the meeting was not exactly what Caesar IV wanted, but there was no alternative. If he didn't take advantage of everyone being together to solve the problem, once they returned to their territories, addressing the Near East issue would become much more difficult.
Offline, he had already sent people to negotiate with various parties. It was regrettable that including Hudson, a number of Major Nobles held no love for the Near East Region.
Nobles did not have the right to choose their fiefs, but they had the right to refuse them.
As was customary, the lands that nobody wanted to accept would be governed directly by the Kingdom.
