☀️ Arselia and Akonia

—Your own, reliable asset is always better than any complex system.

"And even better – your own, reliable iron golems," thought Erefir for some reason.

—Well, I meant to use it more as an "inspiration" for similar ideas, rather than directly. And as for magic... In the absence of anything better, one shouldn't neglect anything.

—I'll try to work out a version with modifying the compasses; there's a chance that Master Quantum will be interested.

—What if we are attacked at night, and the buff from the painting is not enough to win?..

—Yes, we've already encountered a rather unexpected, sudden battle, haven't we? We can be attacked at any moment, and although I hope for a warning from our insightful Suzerain, and for her forecasts, according to which there is still about a week of peace, we must still admit that not everything is so simple, and the world tends to change the course of its events suddenly, and the future is uncertain. Let's prepare as much as possible; the only question is, what will Eir replace? I suggest replacing the banner, and it would be good to return the flagpole, as in the old version of the headquarters.

—By the way, shouldn't we change our flag a little? I would add a crown to reflect our new status.

—I'm not sure Her Majesty will want to deal with minor ceremonial matters personally, but given the importance of our (your) new positions, I think that at least someone from the government will be appointed to advise on such practical matters, if only from a bureaucratic point of view. After all, the Fortress will not be built with our money (I hope).

—That's right, she won't do it personally; the idea is that it should be approved and forwarded to competent people, in particular our currently unnamed architect. We need to write a letter with all the requests in a proper manner, so that the course of action is clear and does not require complex deliberation.