Chapter XXXII
Pronoia, Elysium
June 19th, 1881
“I am so proud of you, darling!”
Persephone smiled broadly.
“You did this by your own power, as king of Elysium. You saw potential, and you dared. Don’t let anyone or anything take that from you, dear.”
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King Alexandros Galantinus smiled weakly. Did she really mean it? She had to, he could see it in her eyes.
He nodded.
“I think this can be an important turning point.”
He corrected himself.
“No, I know this is an important turning point. By securing Anahuac as a vassal Elysium’s southern border is secured, and only the semi friendly Japanese colonies in Alaska is left on our borders which is not wholly friendly. Louisiana after all is a colony of our ally the HRE.”
He nodded, more firmly that he ever thought he could ever be.
“And by annexing Jiazhou, we get a firm foothold on the Pacific coast and frees up the remainder of the coast for colonization. Two birds, one stone.”
He frowned.
“But Ming is strong.”
Persephone laughed the way he always found so endearing.
“My love, Ming is strong, but not as strong as Elysium and the HRE together. The fight will not be easy, but it will be won. Elysium believes in you. I believe in you. You and me, together we will make your legacy.”
June 19th, 1881
“I am so proud of you, darling!”
Persephone smiled broadly.
“You did this by your own power, as king of Elysium. You saw potential, and you dared. Don’t let anyone or anything take that from you, dear.”

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King Alexandros Galantinus smiled weakly. Did she really mean it? She had to, he could see it in her eyes.
He nodded.
“I think this can be an important turning point.”
He corrected himself.
“No, I know this is an important turning point. By securing Anahuac as a vassal Elysium’s southern border is secured, and only the semi friendly Japanese colonies in Alaska is left on our borders which is not wholly friendly. Louisiana after all is a colony of our ally the HRE.”
He nodded, more firmly that he ever thought he could ever be.
“And by annexing Jiazhou, we get a firm foothold on the Pacific coast and frees up the remainder of the coast for colonization. Two birds, one stone.”

He frowned.
“But Ming is strong.”
Persephone laughed the way he always found so endearing.
“My love, Ming is strong, but not as strong as Elysium and the HRE together. The fight will not be easy, but it will be won. Elysium believes in you. I believe in you. You and me, together we will make your legacy.”
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