Evroncia

Upon his return many of His Majesty's subjects flocked to the streets to see him. He is not harmed, and is in good spirits.

Across the planets of Evroncia, shops began to close, schools stopped their lessons and turned on the news, people left their offices and watched holovisions outside, they all waited for Lesa and her answer. She then appeared behind a banner of Evroncia, at a podium with a seal of the Prime Minister.

“People of Evroncia.

Since Evroncia’s creation, over one thousand years ago, we have aimed for one thing: prosperity for our people. Evroncia, as the Queen Tempora stated, is not a land, or a certain people, it is an idea, a hope. This idea of Evroncia will not be the same for everyone, in recent times we have seen a massive debate on what we want Evroncia to look like, and we still look for that answer.

The Dra-Lo’s barbaric destruction of Poncaro’s Retreat and threats to subjugate us all represent a direct threat to that idea, our collective hope. I have weighed both options in their ultimatum, surrender and give up our freedom or fight on and risk annihilation. I have spoken to many of you and I know not all of you will agree with my decision, but I know you will respect it.

Evroncia will not bow, it will not faulter; Evroncia is our home and we must defend it with everything we have.

But we must do this together, united in our goal for survival. To stand united we must act and be treated as one, People of Evroncia. Hence, with the agreement of the Queen Tempora, I make what will be known as the first Prime Ministerial Act. Temporarily, while this war goes on, all of those born more fortunate than most will relinquish their titles, and become common citizens of Evroncia. Furthermore, during this extraordinary period, we will not be known as the Kingdom of Evroncia, simply Evroncia. We will not fight as Dukes, Duchesses, Counts or Baronesses. We will fight as Evroncians for Evroncia, side by side with no titles between us.

Let me also be clear on what this isn’t, this is not an establishment of a Revolutionary Republic nor a Bavian style coup. If His Majesty the King returns, I will step down and let him lead the fight for his Kingdom. In his absence however, I will lead the fight against the Dra-Lo.

“Subjects of the Kingdom, people of the Galaxy,

A few days ago, we saw the biggest tragedy of the Evroncian people, twenty five million have been erased. An entire planet, named after our late King Poncaro the tenth of his name, has been destroyed. His Majesty’s Interstellar Navy alongside the Argent Pact defended the system against the Dra-Lo Authority, allowing for millions to be evacuated. I, on behalf of the Kingdom would like to thank our allies across the stars. Without them, the death toll would only be higher.

The Dra-Lo Authority represent the biggest threat we have ever seen as a people, and we have to now face an impossible decision, one that will be remembered forever. Our first option is to surrender to the Authority and lose our freedom. The second is to fight and risk to be annihilated.

Normally, it would fall upon me as the Queen Tempora to make such a decision, but I cannot. It would be wrong to make a decision such as this just because I was born in the right place. Therefore, I am handing this impossible decision to the Prime Minister, a person elected by the people. Me and Prime Minister Lesa do not agree on much, but I will recognise her decision and support it fully.

One thing I would like to say is this: Evroncia is not a land or a people, it is an idea, a hope. A hope where the Kingdom looks after its subjects; one where it understands the needs of the everyday citizen. This Kingdom was established over one thousand years ago on that idea and Poncaro’s Retreat played as much as a role in its story as our first monarch, King Reveso the first. Just as we never forgot Reveso, we will never forget Poncaro’s Retreat or its people.”

Qelosa held her hands together and closed her eyes, ending her speech with one line.