Written By Octavia
Oct. 2, 2022, 10:18 p.m.(6/27/1018 AR)
Relationship Note on Ford
Anyone who claims that time heals all wounds is a damn fool. I'm just as angry at you today as I was the day you died. Leave it to a little brother to be dead when he's needed
Written By Octavia
Oct. 2, 2022, 10:09 p.m.(6/27/1018 AR)
Relationship Note on Turo
It pains me deeply to have the warrant for your arrest and execution on my desk. Perhaps Darion didn't understand the words you spoke when you knelt before him, but you and I did. A conservative, a traditionalist, and a stubborn old fool... those are all words I'd have called you.But an oathbreaker? I could never have imagined that, Turo.
If you survive your arrest, please do me the courtesy of explaining yourself before you are presented to the sea. There must be a reason for this madness.
If you survive your arrest, please do me the courtesy of explaining yourself before you are presented to the sea. There must be a reason for this madness.
Written By Octavia
Feb. 9, 2020, 10:34 p.m.(9.67623966600529/24.869421296296295/1012.7230199721671 AR)
I am hoping to acquire a full set of Eurusi and Undying Empire law for the library at the new university. It's important for the lawyers and magistrates of Arvum to understand why we cling so strongly to our legal traditions.
I'll settle for a collection of the most important Cardian laws. I have no desire to build a separate library just for them, and I don't intend to teach people to practice that labyrinth of inevitable disaster. If your compilation of law occupies more than half a caravel, you need a hobby.
I'll settle for a collection of the most important Cardian laws. I have no desire to build a separate library just for them, and I don't intend to teach people to practice that labyrinth of inevitable disaster. If your compilation of law occupies more than half a caravel, you need a hobby.
Written By Octavia
Feb. 9, 2020, 10:25 p.m.(9.675780836640211/24.843726851851848/1012.7229817363867 AR)
Relationship Note on Cecilia
It's always good to have you around, little sister. It's a shame that you're going to have to grow up soon.
Written By Octavia
Jan. 5, 2020, 6:53 p.m.(7/5/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Turo
I'd have to think that standing on one of those ships for its first voyage is the only thing better than seeing them launched.
It's been far too long since I sailed somewhere.
It's been far too long since I sailed somewhere.
Written By Octavia
Dec. 29, 2019, 4:23 p.m.(6/18/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Niklas
I see you are winning friends with the truth again, dear brother. People don't like to be reminded of the crimes of the dead.
Alrec killed half of his crew when he swore to Pravus, and even though the compact has brushed it aside, I doubt that the Sentinel will.
Alrec killed half of his crew when he swore to Pravus, and even though the compact has brushed it aside, I doubt that the Sentinel will.
Written By Octavia
Oct. 20, 2019, 7:19 p.m.(1/19/1012 AR)
The only good aspect of winter is mulled wine.
Written By Octavia
Oct. 1, 2019, 11:14 p.m.(12/9/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Wash
Stones is above all, a game of distractions. If you get too lost watching the waves, you'll miss the threats between them.
Stop focusing on my next move, and look five moves past it. That's where the trap is.
Stop focusing on my next move, and look five moves past it. That's where the trap is.
Written By Octavia
Sept. 23, 2019, 10:59 a.m.(11/20/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Corrigan
In my experience, if you see an Inquisitor smiling you generally don't want to know the reason why.
Written By Octavia
Sept. 15, 2019, 8:46 p.m.(11/4/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Laric
I do really like the cut of Salvadore's sails. I shall have to bring him fish more often.
Written By Octavia
Sept. 15, 2019, 5:23 p.m.(11/4/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Zoey
I'm not sure you know how grateful I am to have your hand to tend our house's books once more. You've always caught details that I missed.
Written By Octavia
Sept. 5, 2019, 6:47 p.m.(10/12/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Peri
It is worth noting, Lady Peri, that the Church itself does not hold any temporal authority over the city of Arx. They can excommunicate, but they cannot declare anyone outlaw or exile them for faithlessness or heresy. That line has been firmly established over a thousand years of Arvani legal tradition - authority over the faithful is vested in the Dominus, but authority over the city is vested in the King and his officers.
Elisha may remain in the city. He may travel to the Lowers and seek an unscrupulous merchant who will sell to him. He may cast himself upon the charity of those who would not see him starve. That is his right, as he is not an outlaw. The Grandmaster of the Knights Templar can rattle his sword, and the Legates and Dominus can call upon him to repent and others to turn their face from heresy, but until Elisha Baseborn is charged by the Crown Court or the Inquisition with a crime punishable by exile or death, he can walk freely in the city.
Elisha may remain in the city. He may travel to the Lowers and seek an unscrupulous merchant who will sell to him. He may cast himself upon the charity of those who would not see him starve. That is his right, as he is not an outlaw. The Grandmaster of the Knights Templar can rattle his sword, and the Legates and Dominus can call upon him to repent and others to turn their face from heresy, but until Elisha Baseborn is charged by the Crown Court or the Inquisition with a crime punishable by exile or death, he can walk freely in the city.
Written By Octavia
Aug. 31, 2019, 5:34 a.m.(10/1/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Carita
Darkwater has always been important to Kennex, but I feel like we've grown closer as houses since Carita took over. Perhaps it's because she's a lot easier to talk to than her predecessors.
Written By Octavia
Aug. 31, 2019, 5:30 a.m.(10/1/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Ember
The Baroness of Redreef Shores is a woman of a fearsome reputation and a slightly odd demeanor, but her candor is always refreshing.
Written By Octavia
Aug. 11, 2019, 10:07 p.m.(8/19/1011 AR)
I'm more than relieved to have Zoey and Catalana back in the city. I'm going to need your skills in the months ahead.
Written By Octavia
May 13, 2019, 10:07 p.m.(2/6/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Valencia
I do so adore the way you see the world as beautiful, and I hope you never lose that spark.
Written By Octavia
May 12, 2019, 2:07 p.m.(2/4/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Rysen
I highly recommend, Lord Rysen, that you be careful regarding your accusations of preferences for violence over truth. They do not become a person of your station, and they could tip the "court of public opinion" against you.
Honor duels are a respected tradition in this city, and the traditional way for solving such disputes. If that is news to you, then I fear the people responsible for your education failed you.
Honor duels are a respected tradition in this city, and the traditional way for solving such disputes. If that is news to you, then I fear the people responsible for your education failed you.
Written By Octavia
May 10, 2019, 12:16 a.m.(1/27/1011 AR)
I wish to advise all peers that the place of debate and testimony in court is to decide matters of importance, such as property disputes, questions of guilt or innocence, or especially contested divorces. It is not an acceptable venue to determine which house slighted which lord, no matter how confident you might be in your debating skills.
Just stab each other like civilized people.
Just stab each other like civilized people.
Written By Octavia
May 10, 2019, 12:02 a.m.(1/27/1011 AR)
It is no secret that I never sought rulership myself. I know my own limitations, and as my father's voice, I was a notorious tyrant. When Ford passed, I seriously considered titling myself Lady Regent, or Marquessa Regent, rather than taking the landed title myself. Since making my decision, I've kept quiet about it, out of respect for Ford and for Darion.
The truth is that a fourteen year regency is a rule in its own right, and a rule longer than my brother's was. Equally true is that Kennex has shed the shackles of its past, and thus I have the right to hold the title of Marquessa. My silence has resulted in some confusion.
I am ending the confusion now. I am not Lord Darion's regent. I am his salt mother and his liege, and he is my heir. I have no intent of having children of my own, so the line of succession will not change, nor will the voices, ministers, or sword of Stormward.
The truth is that a fourteen year regency is a rule in its own right, and a rule longer than my brother's was. Equally true is that Kennex has shed the shackles of its past, and thus I have the right to hold the title of Marquessa. My silence has resulted in some confusion.
I am ending the confusion now. I am not Lord Darion's regent. I am his salt mother and his liege, and he is my heir. I have no intent of having children of my own, so the line of succession will not change, nor will the voices, ministers, or sword of Stormward.
Written By Octavia
May 6, 2019, 12:23 a.m.(1/19/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Valdemar
I think your father would be proud, if in a very grudging fashion. -_-
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