Queen Mary was momentarily at a loss upon hearing this.
It wasn't from the words spoken by Shire and Gallieni, but from their expressions and eyes.
Being adept at reading people, she knew it was a sign of helplessness, speechlessness, and inability to assist.
Words might lie, but eyes do not.
This made her realize that the Romanian army might really be easily defeated by the Germans.
This was Gallieni and the "Mars of France's" judgment, which was likely correct, whether she wanted to believe it or not.
"General, Your Excellency," Queen Mary's gaze shifted between the two, her tone sincere: "Please help Romania, she is an ally of France, and helping Romania benefits us all."
Gallieni pondered for a moment, got up, searched through some papers on his desk, and returned with a map in hand.
He spread the map out in front of Queen Mary and pointed to it, saying:
"There is still some room for maneuver, Your Majesty."
"The Carpathian Mountains are Romania's natural barrier."
