When Chief of Staff Carl Rove walked into the Oval Office with documents in hand, he was almost suffocated by the heavy solitude in the air.
Little Bush still stood by the window, with his back facing him. He looked... so damn lonely.
Rove gently coughed, breaking the suffocating silence.
Little Bush didn't turn around, but asked in a hoarse voice, "What's up, Carl? More bad news?"
His voice was filled with an exhaustion that had drained him of energy, coupled with an almost numb calm.
He was disheartened.
Rove took a deep breath, walked to the desk, and placed an urgent letter bearing the NATO emblem and EU flag on the desk.
His fingers tapped on the document twice as if organizing his thoughts, then he spoke, his tone carrying a complex nuance:
"George, NATO has sent a formal letter through urgent channels. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, several major countries have reached a consensus."
