Written By Lark
May 30, 2023, 9:08 p.m.(11/26/1019 AR)
To call this a disturbing trend would be to diminish it. The responsibilities of nobility are far more than our privileges. To lose two princesses and a prince in such a short amount of time can only lead to talk. Not the talk of wearing out-of-season fashions, or the kind that can be settled by calling for Champions, but the talk that may reflect poorly upon us in a most fundamental way.
I cannot pretend to understand these actions fully, though I am party to some, not all, of their details. I can only mourn for a future forever changed, and support what can only have been the most difficult of choices. I mourn as many do, through anger and confusion, sorrow and acceptance. This is far from a blanket cosign.. yet I continue to hold these individuals in high regard, for doing what they must, or what they felt they must.
To be born into this House, to swear into this House, with our Words... it is no small thing to place upon an individual. It is a Great thing, in fact. And it is a Great thing to have to set aside.
I cannot pretend to understand these actions fully, though I am party to some, not all, of their details. I can only mourn for a future forever changed, and support what can only have been the most difficult of choices. I mourn as many do, through anger and confusion, sorrow and acceptance. This is far from a blanket cosign.. yet I continue to hold these individuals in high regard, for doing what they must, or what they felt they must.
To be born into this House, to swear into this House, with our Words... it is no small thing to place upon an individual. It is a Great thing, in fact. And it is a Great thing to have to set aside.
Written By Lark
May 8, 2023, 12:16 p.m.(10/9/1019 AR)
How do I phrase this? I'm so well-trained in preparing with caution for the worst-case scenario, I've forgotten... one doesn't necessarily scramble to make ready for the good thing promised.
Hope on blue wings.
Hope on blue wings.
Written By Lark
April 28, 2023, 1:29 a.m.(9/16/1019 AR)
How tempting it is to champion those we most cherish, rather than support them enough to champion themselves.
Written By Lark
April 23, 2023, 8:49 p.m.(9/8/1019 AR)
Relationship Note on Keely
Nests are made to be flown from, and griffin wings get quite a distance on them.
Written By Lark
April 22, 2023, 2:16 p.m.(9/5/1019 AR)
Today I am impressed by the silly hopefulness of infatuated youth, and the fragility of awakened hearts. We are called to war with such frequency that it seems designed to diminish us, to push us toward attitudes unfit for light. Yet here we are, humanity, entrenched in our little passions. There was a time such things would have bored me, and in fact, did. Now nothing gives me more courage to see.
Written By Lark
Jan. 31, 2023, 1:06 p.m.(5/1/1019 AR)
Spring seems an appropriate enough time as any to escape city life. I would never think to call the Crownlands quiet, but the sounds are quite different. A welcome temporary respite.
Written By Lark
Dec. 24, 2022, 1:52 a.m.(2/8/1019 AR)
Relationship Note on Dagon
I do not seek to center this man's tragedy on myself. However, when faced with tragedy, one must reflect on the roles we might have played. I was High Lord when my now brother-in-law challenged and defeated Dagon. He came to me in the days that followed. He knelt in the gardens at the Palace while I stood and asked me to be a champion for his cause, and I declined.
I have since been blessed with nieces and nephews for whom I would not change a thing, yet I cannot resist retracing my steps, returning to the memory of that day, and meditating on the choices that led us here.
I have since been blessed with nieces and nephews for whom I would not change a thing, yet I cannot resist retracing my steps, returning to the memory of that day, and meditating on the choices that led us here.
Written By Lark
Nov. 23, 2022, 12:56 p.m.(12/3/1018 AR)
With the upheavals the people of our region have seen, I've begun planning my tour of the Crownlands. My offices have long provided recordkeeping services for the children's homes of Bastion -- hell, since even before I could say I had offices. It's only natural to begin a deliberate push extending those efforts outward. Coin cannot solve every problem, but it has been my experience that it does solve many of them. And summer seems as good a time as any.
Written By Lark
Nov. 13, 2022, 6:57 p.m.(11/11/1018 AR)
Looking toward winter's approach during times of widespread strife, and all the trepidation and caution that inspires. It requires its own brand of preparation.
I can't recall having a greater reason to embrace the shift of the seasons than I do now. I just wish I could slow things down, if only to catch my bearings.
Already, I can picture the sun's brightness bouncing off the snow.
I can't recall having a greater reason to embrace the shift of the seasons than I do now. I just wish I could slow things down, if only to catch my bearings.
Already, I can picture the sun's brightness bouncing off the snow.
Written By Lark
Nov. 4, 2022, 9:47 a.m.(9/8/1018 AR)
Love can be such an inconvenience, but during those brief moments of joy.. before the realities of our world set in.. and we are able to belong to one another undisturbed, even I must concede to its value.
Written By Lark
Oct. 7, 2022, 9:32 a.m.(7/8/1018 AR)
Relationship Note on Ailys
When one discusses how publicly airing one's dirty laundry is in poor taste, rarely is it meant so literally.
Written By Lark
July 21, 2022, 10:56 a.m.(1/18/1018 AR)
Relationship Note on Keely
I must impart to my cousin the value of simply telling people to fuck off every now and then.
Written By Lark
May 27, 2022, 2:30 p.m.(9/20/1017 AR)
Relationship Note on Deva
I publicly apologize to my good associate for a remark I made upon finding out that the late Prince Swelvio Redrain nee Grayson had an unsavory proclivity for redheads. I hereby acknowledge that redheaded individuals are not a monolith and some are bound to have - and indeed have proven themselves to be in possession of - redeeming qualities.
Written By Lark
May 19, 2022, 10:06 p.m.(9/5/1017 AR)
Relationship Note on Liara
It seems I've unintentionally become the beneficiary of a few accolades intended for her Grace. If you're going to have your identity mistaken, it's always nice to be confused with somebody you can so admire.
Written By Lark
April 5, 2022, 5:46 p.m.(6/1/1017 AR)
I can think of few things less constructive than the competitive comparison of our sorrows.
Written By Lark
March 26, 2022, 7:55 p.m.(5/9/1017 AR)
Relationship Note on Aswin
I may have to go to Aswin any time I need a trim. He practically sets a new standard. And none of the candlesticks are missing.
Written By Lark
March 15, 2022, 11:50 a.m.(4/14/1017 AR)
Relationship Note on Noah
Punching down is always in poor taste, particularly amidst misunderstandings that representatives of the Faith have already so graciously seen fit to clarify. Speaking of misunderstandings, I sincerely hope no one takes this recent example as in some way indicative of who my cousin is.
Nothing will come from this public bitterness - except that it will stain you.
Nothing will come from this public bitterness - except that it will stain you.
Written By Lark
Feb. 19, 2022, 12:49 a.m.(2/21/1017 AR)
My headaches have finally started to subside. It's my own fault. Too many financial ledgers by candlelight. I'm fortunate to have such resourceful deputies. Now isn't the most opportune moment for the offices of House Grayson's Minister of Coin to slow things down, even if I've felt like somebody's cracked my head open like an egg all week.
Written By Lark
Feb. 9, 2022, 11:55 a.m.(2/2/1017 AR)
Not to make this about me but I just found out I've been calling our cousin "Swervelio" for the last decade instead of his real name, which is… sorry, *was* "Swelvio." Why didn't he ever correct me?
Written By Lark
Feb. 6, 2022, 7:33 p.m.(1/25/1017 AR)
I recently had the opportunity to potentially learn a new dialect, only I find it pretty refreshing when I don't know a damned word that comes out of somebody's mouth. I could actually stand to comprehend far fewer people.
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