Written By Mirk
Oct. 13, 2019, 9 p.m.(1/5/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
I'm not convinced that Lord Arik feels pity. If he gave you a prize, it was because you deserved it. And perhaps because he hoped that next time, if I compete, you'd steal the title from me so that I couldn't remind him of my victory at opportune moments. We can never neglect the self-serving motives here.
So congratulations, my lord. You deserved it, and it was a pleasure to have such strong competition at the Beards and Brews.
Congratulations to Lady Carita and Lady Mabelle as well. Fake or not, their beards were most impressive.
So congratulations, my lord. You deserved it, and it was a pleasure to have such strong competition at the Beards and Brews.
Congratulations to Lady Carita and Lady Mabelle as well. Fake or not, their beards were most impressive.
Written By Morrighan
Oct. 11, 2019, 9:15 a.m.(12/28/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
That beard was glorious, I don't care what other people say.
Written By Braith
Oct. 7, 2019, 12:29 a.m.(12/19/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
Who could have guessed your foresight would have both tested and my intended at great lengths. I am not sure I know of any other road to betrothal so filled with tests and uncertainties. Worth it though if might say so and you are far too clever and plotting for your own good. Now I must learn to dance with you from a day to day basis.
This should be fun.
Challenge accepted.
This should be fun.
Challenge accepted.
Written By Cambria
Sept. 13, 2019, 1:21 a.m.(10/27/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
I was wondering, do you think this feeling will last forever?
Written By Cambria
June 23, 2019, 1:48 p.m.(5/4/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
I understand that I have fallen behind on those crisp high fives that I owe you, dear heart...but next time I will not attempt to catch up by offering you any more than three at one time. Five was two too many. The palm of my hand is still red, and now that the stinging pain has subsided, I do believe it is sore and even slightly swollen.
Your hands are much larger than mine, and your arms possess much more strength. These delicate palms cannot possibly withstand repeated direct force from what may as well have been the rapid and successive strikes of a wild cat.
Mistake me not, though - I really do appreciate them.
(But I did have to dictate this).
Your hands are much larger than mine, and your arms possess much more strength. These delicate palms cannot possibly withstand repeated direct force from what may as well have been the rapid and successive strikes of a wild cat.
Mistake me not, though - I really do appreciate them.
(But I did have to dictate this).
Written By Alis
Sept. 20, 2018, 7:06 p.m.(8/20/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
Well, so much for that cake buying spree I had planned. Sheesh!
Written By Ida
Sept. 2, 2018, 7:10 p.m.(7/6/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
Thank you, Marquis Hadrian, for an intriguing invitation and rousing bout. It was an honor, first and foremost, and I am grateful for the opportunity you offered!
Written By Reese
Sept. 2, 2018, 2:34 p.m.(7/6/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
The Duke gave me so much needed lessons. He is an amazing teacher and I am grateful. Reese
Written By Talen
Sept. 2, 2018, 11:52 a.m.(7/5/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
Your knack for hosting is well appreciated. Taking literal punches to ensure your guests are having a good time is commitment, I'll say.
Written By Reigna
Aug. 25, 2018, 7 a.m.(6/17/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
You have a decided gift for language, Marquis Hadrian. Reading your words is almost always a delight, but in your last musing, I found myself laughing even as my eyes welled with tears for the loss of our dear friend. I think that is precisely as it should be, grief and laughter both. Thank you, and thank Marquessa Cambria for sharing these intimate thoughts. Know that your loss is echoed in Keaton Hall, as well as the joy found in knowing him. I am looking forward to the memorial, as odd as those words feel to write. For in our shared loss and love, I feel it will be a party unlike any other. I know Kael and I will be there, cups raised and nurses warned that if there are any toddler screams the next day they will all be shipped to Oakhaven. (Not really, of course, but I have had the misfortune to have had a child shriek directly in my ear while suffering from wine head. Once was more than enough.)
Written By Aureth
Aug. 6, 2018, 5:14 p.m.(5/3/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
I have been to many an absurd party and cheered on my friends doing all manner of ridiculous things, and yet the underlying point remains.
In the meantime, since you are so fascinated as to record everything that I say in all circumstances for posterity, I might trouble you for your notes on what I said on Thursday last around sunset, because it seems to have escaped my recollection entirely.
It _may_ have been 'Marquis Hadrian is an incredible asshat who farts more eloquently than he speaks,' but I really couldn't say to be sure.
In the meantime, since you are so fascinated as to record everything that I say in all circumstances for posterity, I might trouble you for your notes on what I said on Thursday last around sunset, because it seems to have escaped my recollection entirely.
It _may_ have been 'Marquis Hadrian is an incredible asshat who farts more eloquently than he speaks,' but I really couldn't say to be sure.
Written By Valerio
July 22, 2018, 5:59 p.m.(3/28/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
The family has done well, recently. As a result, I have also continued to learn things about Hadrian. He was such an asset. But, I think he’s spent so much time with diplomacy, that apparently direct action may actually be anathema to him. I’m not mad, I can understand that my methods without warning sometimes are… blunt. That I do act upon instinct, I take partial blame. But, I was surprised to find out that after he’s been under stress he will break out into song… and is a nice tenor at that. Oh, and if anyone observes him observing floors far too closely. I take sole responsibility for that.
Written By Derovai
July 20, 2018, 4:10 p.m.(3/23/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
It sounds like someone else might want a pair of /fantastic/ trousers.
Written By Alis
July 16, 2018, 1:57 p.m.(3/15/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
Now now, let us not count our victories before they are won!
I have no doubt at all that Bliss Whisper is exceptional in her representation and have seen it with my own eyes. However, Prince Luca has agreed to be my Champion in this matter. I do believe you will be coughing on your own drink, Marquis. While I sip delightedly from a glass of exceptional Oathlands Sparkling wine.
I have no doubt at all that Bliss Whisper is exceptional in her representation and have seen it with my own eyes. However, Prince Luca has agreed to be my Champion in this matter. I do believe you will be coughing on your own drink, Marquis. While I sip delightedly from a glass of exceptional Oathlands Sparkling wine.
Written By Valerio
July 8, 2018, 8:43 p.m.(2/26/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
Early on there was a little, no a lot of friction between my Nephew In Law and myself. We're both two terribly different types of men, and I do not mean that in a bad way. Hadrian has his strengths, I have mine. I don't agree with everything he does, and of course I love my Niece unconditionally and if he ever truly hurt her, I'd of course, have to do something about it. yet, I held my tongue as bade, Cambria trusted him for good reason, and he has done amazing things for Ostria and the House of Mazetti. I'm glad I don't need to worry about him anymore, he isn't... someone else. Bah, so many words. Perhaps he's influencing me more than I expected, the horror. Regardless, Hadrian just deserved something a little public from me on how much his work has been appreciated.
Written By Dianna
June 27, 2018, 4:39 p.m.(2/4/1009 AR)
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I must find a good time to discuss with Hadrian about House Mazetti's future plans, especially regarding we glaivedancers. He may have a better idea on how to raise the glaivedancers back to their former glory than I do.
Written By Isabeau
June 3, 2018, 10:28 p.m.(11/28/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
While there are a great many kind words that I could afford the Marquis-Consort of House Mazetti, this notation must remain regrettably brief until I have the time enough to pay him the proper honor owed for all that he has done to earn my admiration. Suffice to say that I enjoy his companionship very much and look forward to what work yet lies before us. I am fortunate indeed to call him my friend.
Written By Luca
May 13, 2018, 7:34 p.m.(9/25/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
Let it never be said that you're a man who is unskilled in a game of cards.
You got out right before the cats rioted across the table. I won that round, too. Funny how that works.
You got out right before the cats rioted across the table. I won that round, too. Funny how that works.
Written By Cambria
May 3, 2018, 2:54 a.m.(9/2/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
My husband and I have not shared the warmest of relationships. It is no secret that my marriage to him was forged as much through a clever, even under-handed, bit of positioning on my part as it was arguably through thinly veiled coercion. I married for political reasons, without regard for feelings, because I seem to be one of the remaining nobles in the capital that still adheres to the belief that love is the last consideration for marriage between Peers. It has been fortunate, then, that the former Duke of Southport possesses a similar mindset to mine own when it comes to the running of a House. Early on we established that, though he had little more than personal contempt for me and what I had done to him, he was part of House Mazetti. What's more, he was immediately named my Voice, and therefore afforded (saddled), with all the responsibilities that came with the role.
In that regard, he has never disappointed. Which, as I have said to my family many times, is precisely one of the reasons why I chose him for my husband. Few are the men or women who would not choose to punish the House. Few are the men or women who would have even set aside their personal hopes and dreams to secure the continued honor of the family and seat they were to lose - all because their forebear signed a contract years ago. Whatever may have passed between us up until now, it is my desire to put to ink that the once Duke Hadrian Malvici is a man of conviction, perseverance and principle.
He works tirelessly for other people, whether it is with the Arvum Refugee Relief Group, or on a more individual scale. His concern for his former vassals of House Saik is nothing other than touching. Even Donkey Knights, an entirely non-serious (except when it is), light-hearted affair is done in the spirit of providing levity to others. As I spend my evening recuperating, and thinking about the past few years, I realize that I cannot recall a time when he has done something for himself.
Our child was so important to him he even spent months acquiring medical knowledge and skills so that he could deliver the baby himself. While not something I wish to spend overlong on, I will impart this: I was not convinced at first. I was barely convinced in the end. As a vain woman, as a first time mother, the very idea was less than thrilling, for reasons that hardly need elaborating. Now that it is over, however, I am glad for it.
Whatever may have come before must be consigned to the past. The man I call husband has fathered a future Guardian. He is now one of us, through bonds of blood. And again I say, I made the right choice. I hope that, even if it is not now, Hadrian feels the same.
In that regard, he has never disappointed. Which, as I have said to my family many times, is precisely one of the reasons why I chose him for my husband. Few are the men or women who would not choose to punish the House. Few are the men or women who would have even set aside their personal hopes and dreams to secure the continued honor of the family and seat they were to lose - all because their forebear signed a contract years ago. Whatever may have passed between us up until now, it is my desire to put to ink that the once Duke Hadrian Malvici is a man of conviction, perseverance and principle.
He works tirelessly for other people, whether it is with the Arvum Refugee Relief Group, or on a more individual scale. His concern for his former vassals of House Saik is nothing other than touching. Even Donkey Knights, an entirely non-serious (except when it is), light-hearted affair is done in the spirit of providing levity to others. As I spend my evening recuperating, and thinking about the past few years, I realize that I cannot recall a time when he has done something for himself.
Our child was so important to him he even spent months acquiring medical knowledge and skills so that he could deliver the baby himself. While not something I wish to spend overlong on, I will impart this: I was not convinced at first. I was barely convinced in the end. As a vain woman, as a first time mother, the very idea was less than thrilling, for reasons that hardly need elaborating. Now that it is over, however, I am glad for it.
Whatever may have come before must be consigned to the past. The man I call husband has fathered a future Guardian. He is now one of us, through bonds of blood. And again I say, I made the right choice. I hope that, even if it is not now, Hadrian feels the same.
Written By Reigna
May 2, 2018, 6:39 p.m.(9/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Hadrian
It was an absolute honor to be there for the birth of your son. I must say, you handled the situation well, with aplomb and gravitas, befitting a man of your stature. I applaud your willingness -- nay your insistence on being the one to deliver your son. I was quite moved, and so happy to be there to ensure the health of your radiant wife and beautiful boy.
I will be back soon to check on the little one and bring another round of teas for Marquessa Cambria. For now, enjoy your family. These are the moments to remember.
I will be back soon to check on the little one and bring another round of teas for Marquessa Cambria. For now, enjoy your family. These are the moments to remember.
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