Crown's Shield

No nation may arrest, imprison, seize the assets of, search the residence of, bar the passage of, or try under its own rule the sitting leader of another nation. The shield holds only while the throne is theirs. The moment they no longer sit it, the shield is gone.

A leader who fears the road is no leader at all. Chains and stolen coin are a coward's diplomacy, not a warlord's. The Empire does not need such tricks to win, and it will not suffer them used against its own.

A king should walk into any hall in this world without looking over his shoulder. Take his crown from him in battle if you can. Do not take his freedom while he sits at your table under truce.

This shield is absolute while worn. No carve-out, no excuse, no "but he broke this law" or "but he owed that debt." The office is untouchable, or it is nothing.

The shield is not eternal. The day a leader steps down, is overthrown, or dies, it dies with them. What protects the throne does not protect the man once the throne is someone else's.

What the shield covers, plainly:
- No arrest, imprisonment, or detainment of a sitting nation leader, by any nation, for any reason.
- No seizure or freezing of that leader's personal belongings.

- No entry or search of their embassy or residence while visiting another nation's soil, without their own consent.
- No blocking, tolling, or harassment of their passage through another nation's claimed territory.

- No trial or punishment of a sitting leader under another nation's own laws or rulings, for any act taken in office.
- The shield ends the instant they cease to be a sitting leader. No exceptions, no waivers, no fine print.

- No attacking a sitting leader while they stand at peace, under truce, or on neutral ground. This protection does not exist once war is formally declared, a leader on a battlefield is fair game like any other.