So I "meet" Ceresa via her splash screen even though I don't see a unit of hers on the map. It happens. So we talk via diplomacy screen and do a very low level tech trade... She is weaker than me so we are "close".
A few turns later, I am exploring to my south and come across a fifth level kingdom hero I am 5 turns of research away from being able to recruit. A turn after that here comes Ceresa and a few of her minions. First time around I leave her alone and she killls me future hero... my goof.
I reload a few turns earlier and try to attack her stack. The "I am too busy to talk now." Ceresa screen pops up. Same in diplo screen. In this case, I was able to split my army up to block the tiles around my hero until I could recruit her safely. But the point is I didn't want to parley, I wanted to attack. That should always be an option if there are no treaties/pacts between us. Can you guys adjust this easily, or will I have to plan out my diplo efforts to take into account an interaction cooldown period?
How long is the cooldown, btw, anybody know?