Omnirizon: the king/emperor/pretender didn't want to put signatures on royal decree's this month so he went hunting... all administration had to wait a month
or just the age old excuse: burocracy (?)
I don't consider that a real meta game problem really.. it's what you should expect, or keep in mind at least.
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