"The media are outside the palace right now. We should tell them to use public pressure to force the Latverians to accept this decision." Queen Mother Ramonda paced through the conference hall, brimming with confidence. "I know Latveria helped us, but the royal family absolutely cannot bear responsibility for a civil war. Erik Killmonger is dead now, and the rebels took his body and fled into Snake Valley. Although we can shift the blame onto him, Erik Killmonger was still of royal blood. Whether he bears the responsibility or we do, the royal family's image will suffer."
"The focus of these negotiations is not the royal family's reputation, but how Wakanda will face the world after opening up! The Latverians are right. Their situation is very similar to Wakanda's. We should unite to face the future, especially when an Alien Fleet is flying toward Earth!" Princess Shuri sat beside the long table, her face filled with indignation. "If you're worried about the royal family's reputation, it's already too late, Mother. The moment I told all Wakandans about Erik Killmonger and our father on television, that reputation became impossible to salvage."
"What right did you have to do that, Shuri?" The Queen Mother was visibly displeased. She had not expected her usually silent daughter to speak for the Latverians. "The royal family's reputation was built through generations of effort. You cannot destroy it by yourself! If you had used your father's name to force the army and air force to launch a coup, we would not be facing these troubles now!"
"Because I did not want civilians to die in a civil war, because the army and air force are loyal to the throne, not the person sitting on it! If they agreed to launch a coup, could we still trust