Fact: The Russo-Japanese War, the only foreign war to officially conclude on US soil, was hosted in Portsmouth.
He put out tea, because he knew it was important to others, and snacks because it was polite. None of his siblings had ever hosted something like this, so it wasn't like he could ask about a more extravagant protocol.
He figured he could simply handle this like a normal meeting. Tea and coffee, keep the representatives proctored and civil. Only hosting the event, and not even being near the combatants, he didn't have much more interest in it than that.
Still, if only for the sake of not getting a headache, he hoped it all went well.
