Pulling her gaze from Julius, Queen Serena faced the crown once again.
"When the seas closed, and our enemies marched upon our lands, even as our own lords turned their blades upon one another, one King opened his gates to our people fleeing from the slaughter. He gave us iron, grain, and sanctuary. He provided us with soldiers to train us when all others we contacted offered nothing but silence. And even when I stood along, ready to die for my nation and this very city itself... He stood beside me."
She started to turn again, but the flowing fabric of his robes through her peripheral vision showed that Julius had stepped forwards and was now standing side by side with her.
"People of the Carthaginian Kingdom... It is my great honor to present to you our strongest allies monarch, and our greatest friend, a man who brings with him big news for us all. His Royal Majesty Julius Aquitania Ceasar of the Romanus Kingdom."
