Campelen nervously swallowed his saliva again and tremblingly picked up the document.
As he looked through it line by line, a gleam of surprise flashed in his panicked eyes, but it quickly turned into solemnity.
He handed the few pages in his hand to Speaker Dandels beside him, whose face also showed disbelief.
The ceasefire conditions were summarized into only four points:
First, the Netherlands will try all war criminals involved in the invasion of Valron. The trial process requires full supervision by French judges.
Second, the Netherlands must compensate for the losses caused by the invasion of Valron. The rough estimate is 700,000 Dutch guilders.
Third, the Netherlands will declare permanent neutrality. The High Court will legislate to supervise the country's neutral status and adjudicate against any politician who undermines neutrality.
