"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After hearing Jerome Bonaparte's command for a naval escort, Deco, the Minister of the Navy, hesitated for a moment before responding in a firm tone.
Jerome Bonaparte glanced at Deco, pocketed the last ball to end the game, and then, while collecting all the billiard balls from the net with Deco, asked him, "What were you hesitating about just now?"
"Your Majesty, I was just thinking that according to the provisions of the 'London Treaty,' all warships are prohibited from passing through the Dardanelles Strait. What we are doing might cause some conflicts," Deco expressed his concerns to Jerome Bonaparte.
