Supiluliumas was receiving intelligence through his Power Armor communications. Commander Constantine had sent him the Emperor's travel plans, and Supiluliumas had also seen the Emperor's speech in Cuba and the aid plan he had decided upon on the spot. Earthquakes had struck all of South America, but Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, surrounded by water and with nearly all its major cities along the coast, had suffered tremendously from the tsunami. As though Emperor of Latveria had anticipated it all, he swiftly reached an agreement with the Cuban government. During his public speech, he behaved as if Cuba were his own territory.
Supiluliumas could predict the Cubans' reaction. It was different from watching the speech on television. Some civilians who had come into direct contact with the Emperor still had not escaped his influence, as if the Emperor had been created in the void and forcibly stuffed into a body in the Material Universe, radiating an indescribable brilliance. A married couple in Sarajevo still clearly remembered the scene of the Emperor's speech, as if they were reliving that radiant, warm moment again and again.
As the Emperor spoke, the accompanying Pegasus Heavy Assault Transports, Hippogriff Assault Transports, and Claw Interceptors took off in turn, forming a formation that flew toward Cuba's disaster zones to maintain order and distribute emergency supplies, including medicine. Even a medical team dedicated specifically to serving the Emperor joined the disaster-relief operation.
Naturally, the Emperor's explanation was that his accompanying formation had to be ready for war at any time. Given the current situation, that excuse made perfect sense, especially considering certain agreements Diana List had reached privately with the Cuban government. This also caused the Cuban government to overlook certain irregularities, since only a handful of high-ranking Cuban officials knew that Cuba was not the