An Empire's War
Copyright© 2012 by James Douglas
Chapter 32
A round table dominated the conference room in the Norbulingka Palace, one of the Palaces of the Dali Lama in Lhasa. Every place had a seat except one, where a raised platform stood. Ninian looked at the room seeing every allied leader he had meet in the previous two weeks. He finally relented and transferred to the I Imperial Legion, based at Castrum Monticellorum. Officially, his duties were to be a liaison between Cornelius, as Ninian began to think of Domitus, and the MCC. In reality, he was learning how to be an Imperator. Any meeting Cornelius went into Ninian was there, listening and asking questions later. Now here he was, sitting along the wall at the Peace Talks to end the Global War.
The room was filled with leaders from both Rome's allies and enemies. Tenskwatawa, the Supreme Chief of the Confederation of Tribes, stood talking with Kiah, the Senate President of the Republic of Australia. Tenskwatawa had the front part of his head shaved. His hair in the back hung loose with a few feathers braided in. Other than that, he wore a regular suit. Kiah wore a regular business suit with skirt and jacket that set off her dark skin and lighter hair.
Kiah looked over the shoulder of Tenskwatawa, nodding her head at Ninian in recognition. Tenskwatawa noticed and turned his head to do the same. Both leaders came from a nation composed of Tribes, Tenskwatawa a Shawnee and Kiah a Wathaurung from the Kulin Alliance. Both nations kept their customs, but lived in the modern world.
The Japanese Empress, Suzume Nana, the first Empress of Japan, sat talking with Grand Duke Isidor Alexeevich Romanov, the brother of Alexi III, Tsar of Russia. Suzume wore a light pink dress with hat. Isidor wore his military uniform. Neither noticed Ninian or Cornelius, as both were deep in conversation.
On the other side of the room, the nations that opposed Rome and her allies sat or stood. Ninian recognized the leader of the Mexican Empire, Tlatoani Iccauhtl. They held all of the land south of the Confederation. Essentially, the Confederation held the Northern continent, while the Mexican Empire held the Southern continent. He wore a wide feather headdress for his crown and a business suit. Legend says that it was worn my Montezuma II, the Tlatoani that started the conquests to the south.
Itumeleng Kgosi, the representative from Aksum, sat by himself. What little the IIA could get on him said he was one of the Elders of the Resistance.
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