"Yes. In my conversation with him, I also felt that he was indeed someone worthy of admiration." Shiun Theodore recalled the attitude Xiao Ran had displayed when they met and nodded slightly. When he looked toward Her Highness the Princess again, he continued, "President Xiao Ran has requested a meeting with Your Highness. Would Your Highness like me to give him a definite reply?"
"That is unacceptable. How could someone as noble as Her Highness lower herself to meet with those Earth humans?" Before Her Highness the Princess could answer, the elder below the steps rejected the idea without a second thought. But when he noticed Shiun Theodore's sharp, displeased gaze, he hurriedly added, "Even if there is to be a meeting, they should be the ones to come here and pay their respects to Her Highness."
"Strategist Commander, if it is merely a meeting, I do not think we can refuse." Her Highness the Princess sighed softly. "With their fleet already surrounding the Moon, they must have prepared for our refusal. If we were in their position, I fear we would not tolerate an unknown threat remaining at our side either."
The middle-aged man dressed as a knight, who gave off a chilling impression, glanced at the Strategist Commander who had spoken earlier and raised a more rational, practical question. "Lord Shiun, what is your assessment of Earth's Military Strength? What are their demands and conditions? And where have they chosen for the meeting?"
Shiun Theodore said, "He has given us fifteen days. We must provide an appropriate reply within that time, which will determine whether his attitude toward us is friendly or hostile. At the same time, he has expressed goodwill toward us. He is willing to accept our people into Earth, allowing us to live in the