Court Reports of the Kingdom of
Æthelmearc
Rurik and Angelik - Court of TRHs
Malcolm and Tessa
March 5, AS 39 (2005)
Spring Bears Event
Shire of Stormsport
Being
the Report of the Court of Their Sylvan Highnesses, Malcolm and
Tessa, Prince and Princess of Æthelmearc, by leave of Their
Majesties, Rurik
and Angelik, King and Queen of Æthelmearc.
Courts held on March 5, AS 39 (2005) at the Spring Bears Event
in Their
Shire of Stormsport, and at the Donnan Party in Their Shire of
Sunderoak. His Excellency, Vladisla Nikulich, herald;
Giulietta da Venezia,
reporting.
At
both events, Their Highnesses did convene Their Court, for the purpose
of
proclaiming the following to the populace:
Unto
Our Royal Cousins, Peers, Nobles and gentles, come these words from
Malcolm, by right of Arms Heir to the Sylvan throne, and Tessa,
rightful Sylvan
Princess of Æthelmearc.
In
this place, it is meet and right that We do make greetings and wish
fair
health unto all whom these words reach; for it is friendship,
comraderie and a
unity of love for our Society and its ideals that doth bring us all
together. Yet, within these
friendships, there are times when great Kingdoms do contend for Honor
with
might and sword and sweat, and in those times, there must be those who
stand
together, and those who stand opposed.
Grown as a child of the Tiger, We of Æthelmearc do have
great familial
love for the lands of the East. Also
have We long stood as friends with those gentle neighbors who fly the
banner of
the Dragon. To choose to stand with one
against the other is difficult, but eased by the knowledge that by the
fires of
night, we all do share the same kegs and stories and brotherly
friendship. While a Realm must needs
choose a cause to
champion, that decision does not preclude amity and honor given to all;
for it
is Our opinion, that by giving great contest upon these fields, We do
cause the
occasion for those who would test their might and skill to do so with
Honorable
challenge against strong and worthy adversaries.
With
those words past, the time has come for the Realm of Æthelmearc
to make
public just such a choice. Given as it
is Our Right to speak for the Sovereign Realm of Æthelmearc, hear
then these
words and know Our will. When the war
pennons wave across the battlefields of Pennsic, the Banner of the
Escarbuncle
shall stand steadfast gainst the fury of the Tiger, and fly beside the
banner
of the Dragon. In doing this, We would
strengthen friendships across the Western Borders, and also do Honor
unto Our
Eastern Brothers, for we would test our Mettle and give them Our
strength to
test themselves. These cousins of the
East are fierce and valiant, and they will bring their best; for they
do not
enter the battlefield with the intention of doing anything other than
emerging
victorious. We will meet this
challenge, and We so direct all of those under the Escarbuncle to arm
strongly
‘gainst them. Let all see the Chivalry,
the Courtesy, the Honor and the Might that is Our Realm.
In the end, We will all be better men and
women, for in this crucible of War, We will, each of us, forge our
skills anew,
growing strong with Chivalry. Thus and
with such actions, We will honor our opponents by day with our Swords,
and by
night with our Flagons.
We
do now salute all those who stand upon the various fields of contest,
and do
their Kingdoms proud…for it gladdens our hearts when men and women rise
to the
challenges set before them and make Honor their goal.
The
Court of Their Highnesses was closed.