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[his gaze lowers a little, thoughtful] Schneizel and many of his supporters aren't happy, including the former Knights of the Round; so when I was taken there was a small ongoing coup. I had just arrived at the United Federation of Nations for negotiations with them. [entirely true; they just weren't very nice negotiations]
...But the rebellion is over. Japan is free. In the future -- there really will be peace.
[the words are really just background noise for her to filter through as she likes while she processes this idea; he's saving the important things for when she's fully engaged again]