Akagi greet Calanthe with the warmest smile he could muster, his shoulders were heavy already, he gestured to a chair and would sit as she sat.

"I did, thank you for your prompt arrival Calanthe," he said warmly and as much as he'd like to talk about continuing their project current times wouldn't allow it, "I figured you would know about the change that took place and I'm sure your Uncle Keion updated you on all of them; makes it easier honestly. Still changes are coming and it's why I have summoned you, I wish to appoint you as Minister of Enchantments..."

"Akagi is perfect, please, I do prefer in the company of good friends to be just Akagi," he did feel the wind in his sails return, "We have a lot to prepare for okay? The cabinet will have its first session to discuss the future of Arynn Frey in two days, I don't expect you to have so much of what I need put together but you'll have to roll with these punches as they come," he was being a realist as he spoke a lot of people were going to doubt Calanthe and her age to be a Minister, "people are going to doubt you, they aren't going to want to accept that at your age that you'll be a good Minister but you just have to remember this: I do. I love a wild card and I love a semi-underdog story, prove them wrong," with that out of the way it was time to really dive deep he gave her the Akagi confidence smile, "We are turning a new leaf here; we can not sit out anymore and while improving our defenses here at home sounds good we need to prepare for an offensive plan too. It's time we turn from a state of logic to a state of war, do you understand?"

"Fantastic Minister, fantastic and I have not a singe doubt you won't succeed Calanthe," he was very happy she took the position (not that anyone would turn down a Minister role) he moved things around on his desk, "so let's get down to business shall we? First I'm removing the previous enchantment making ban and I wish for you to handle several things: first create us a team to handle defensive enchantments to better defend our our cities work with your Uncle the Minister of Defense on this, second I want you to lead a team on offensive enchantments to be used efficiently and effectively on the field of battle improve even what we do have in stock and created, these two orders of buisness you'll need ready as best as you can by our next cabinet meeting," he then pulled a document out that was an official decree, "last, I want a small team collected to leave for Lorendale by the end of the season to work with Queen @iliana on a project that for now I wish to remain just between us okay?"

Akagi retrieved from the moving of things a black leather bound book, thick from the years of use and added pieces, it was Akagi's mind of his idea of the vision he saw for his kingdom, "I will be participating and heading the offensive program with you," he handed her his book but paused, "This will remain between us, am I understood Minister," this wasn't given as a request or question, because it was of grave importance those appointed by him were loyal and supportive because that was why he had put them in the positions they were in, "Your father and I had once discussed the idea of enchanting human subjects...everything we ever discussed is in this book, we currently have a slave population of one point three million which is fifty five percent of the total population. I am going to collect an evaluated few, we will vet them and test them, pick the best and begin enchantment modifications..."

"but with greatness comes responsibility of course, we will be lending perhaps a great deal of our weapons in the trusting hands of Nevermere, to Lorendale as well, that's unprecedented as we've kept a safeguard on our enchantments for hundreds of years," it was a great risk but how else would one garner deals or influence without sharing power, "All future enchantments will have failsafe options; if it's a shrine I want the ability to disarm it, shorter lifespans on the other two styles...a safety net should other ideas form and they use our power against us."