Three days later.
All the principal and deputy ministers of France's Cabinet, senior military officers, as well as the heads of police, publishing, and transportation systems, were gathered in the Grand Conference Hall of the Palace of Versailles. Even the corners of the hall were packed with people.
Officials of this rank had already caught wind of something. At this moment, the hall was shrouded in a solemn atmosphere; everyone guessed that this expanded Cabinet meeting was for a full-scale pre-war mobilization.
Soon, the Crown Prince entered the conference hall together with the King and Queen. The attendees immediately rose to their feet and saluted with a hand over their chest.
Almost no one could recall the last time His Majesty the King attended a Cabinet meeting in person, which showed the gravity of this event.
