"Politics" he grumbled. "Politics is what it is always about, with tension heating up in the Kosvarian border, we want as many allies as we can, even if it means letting a Dark Skin enter the palace". He looked away from her, towards the city lights, too lost in his rant to even care whether or not his wife was being truthful with her ignorance. He wasn't here for anything but to vent.<br/><br/>Bias aside, however, her husband's assesment was very likely. Conflicts have been happening in the northern borders, fighting over petty matters such as which side was a patch of land legally in, whether this lake is part of Olan or Kosvar, and considering the superior size of Kosvar, Olan would not dare oppose them openly. This was concerning as Kosvar has historically been very aggressive in expanding their borders, growing from a loose collection of states into the northern Superpower that it has become now, to even consider opposing them, Olan needed allies and Bahrat Su was arguably the richest nation of the east (Even if their actual military power is not very impressive due to the lack of modernization in their region).<br/><br/>"God forbid they allow him to marry the princess, that would be a crime against nature, they might as well wed her to a goat. It would be better than being married to a man who owns sex slaves"<br/><br/>Leave it to him to not understand the subtlety of cultural differences. Indeed, the Su divides their people into castes and those on lower castes served their betters, sex just happened to be considered a common pastime in the desert kingdom, much like conversation over tea here in Olan. A Su man asking their servant for oral pleasure is no different from an Olanese noble asking their maid to provide a massage.<br/><br/>"And the prince sent an open invitation to all of the nobles of Arana, saying he prepared a feast to extend the hospitalities of his people..A sham, I say, nothing but a chance for him to show off his wealth"<br/><br/><br/>