No one wanted another war. Thomas Theisman didn't. He had risked his life to restore the Republic of Haven's ancient Constitution. The Prime Minister of Manticore didn't. He was perfectly happy to spin out negotiations while milking wartime tax measures for his own partisan projects. His Imperial Majesty Gustav didn't. Now that fighting had ended, the Andermani Emperor had his own plans for Silesia, and he was confident he could acheive them without a war…