When the treaty was formed two hundred years ago, it brought together seven warring kingdoms. The treaty stopped the fighting and made allies of all the kingdoms. Of course, there were other countries outside of the treaty. They were the ones who caused conflicts within the treaty. The kings ruled their specific kingdoms independently. The emperor, although technically not the ruler of anywhere, had power over all of the kings. If he had any suspicions that a king was doing wrong by his family or his country, he could step in. His job was to keep peace in the treaty. When we got to the throne room, we found the king on his knees before an old man in a purple suit. He seemed to be straight out of a fairy tale. His beard was gray and reached towards his waist. He held a large golden

