Journey to the West
The Journey to the West is what media in Shireroth called the surprise teaming-up of Prince Rubin and Prince Ichirō, both claimants as heirs to the throne after Salome, by Salome. She had ordered them to head to 's Koningenwaarde to meet with the Batavian nobles, particularly the different branches of the House of Vinandy.
Issues
There were several issues that Salome hoped the journey would solve.
- Succession crisis instigated through the non-imperial Secunda Divisio, a set of division of property and imperial and non-imperial titles decreed by Hendrik Leopold des Vinandy in 1717, that had not received imperial sanction. Problematic in particular was the by-passing of imperial law over how imperial peerages were succeeded to (relevant for the titles Duke of Gascony, Duke of Brandenburg, and Duke of 's Koningenwaarde). This was interpreted by Raynor's Keep as a deliberate snub of imperial authority and was deeply embarrassing to Kaiseress Salome.
- Aurangzeb Hakimi bin Alsalam, Prince of Shireroth, Duke of Brandenburg and member of the Imperial Family of Shireroth married in 1730 Lucy Myksos without having asked for or secured the Kaiseress's assent. As such, the marriage between Aurangzeb and Lucy is considered illegitimate in Shirerithian law. Any of their children will not be in line of succession to Aurangzeb's Shirerithian titles as they will be considered illegitimate under Shirerithian law.
The trip
On the morning of 9.XV.1730, Princes Rubin and Ichirō set off from Shirekeep airport. The plane was luxurious electric private jet belonging to the Imperial Family, seating 50 people maximum. Today, the crew consisted of 5 crew (2 pilots, 3 cabin crew), the two princes, five men from their Shirerithian security teams, sixteen esquires from their Order of the Holy Lakes retinues for comfort, ease and safety, as well as two private secretaries, and four assistant private secretaries. In total, the flight included 34 people on board (16 Shirerithian citizens, 2 dual Hurmu/Shirerithian citizens, and 16 Hurmu citizens).
Due to Benacian Union rules of valid flight zones, the flight had to take a less efficient trip than what geography might warrant. As such, the flight first straddled the southern bank of the River Elwynn as it flew westwards from Shirekeep. It then crossed into Austland and passed Fiorecittà.
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