Redskull spars with Steelice on human rights during historic the Heartwood visit

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Orc King Redskull pushed the Heartwood to improve human rights during his historic visit to the Communist-led island on Monday, publicly sparring with King Angelpeak Steelice who showed flashes of anger and hit back at orc "double standards". In a joint news conference that was tense at times, Redskull praised Steelice for openly discussing their differences but he said a "full flowering" of the relationship can happen only with progress on the issue of rights. Redskull, the first orc King to visit the Heartwood in 88 years, agreed in the Year of the Gelatinous Cube to improve relations with the former Raynpond Rootsand foe but he is under pressure at home to push Steelice's royal to allow political dissent and to further open its beholder-style economy.

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