A Proclamation of Faith?

[Shmeepicus 4213]

A public missive was posted across Oren and Haense.

 

 

      "A proclamation of faith? I will address these points you brought 'fore the public of Oren in order. Firstly, the matter of you claiming these latest wars to be ones of pride. Your late Husband, Philip Aurelian, supported the war against the Dwarves. Do you now speak ill of his name? Do you believe he to be prideful? You beg talk of hubris, yet, when my sister, Anastasya and I attended her late father-in-laws memorial, you shouted down upon us at the procession, asking us why we dared show our face there. Then you begin to talk about the tapestry of Man, as if it were something you were befit to speak of anywhom. The ‘Pontiff’ as he is so called, is naught but a puppet, swaying too and fro upon a rope crafted by Haeseni weavers. Many of us peers, and heirs, were present when Philip III and Anastasya marched across Unification Bridge, yet we supported him after Philip II disappeared into the night, we supported him, our Emperor, Philip III. The loss of faith you speak of was brought by the one you call the Vicar of GOD, yet he is not a Vicar. He does not follow GOD’s will, using the Church as a political platform to bring strife and ruin upon his flock.

 

      You speak of the Empress and Emperor acquiring power of their own, yet when Philip III returned you were not seen for months. Now, after very few public appearances, you bring forth this claim. You have been most publicly known by the Orenian people to be seen in the private chambers of the Grand King of Urguan. I saw you there myself, close by his side and meeting with our enemy, whispering of treason in the long night.

 

      Do you not see the hypocrisy in your words? You have done nothing to show that you will bring us a better Oren. You have not been a part of the empire, and you are only a woman seeking titles and power to feel better about the support that you do not have. The only thing that you do have, Charlotte, is empty words on a meaningless piece of paper. 

 

      When you look upon this Empire, do you see the people that have fought and bled for each other? Do you see the many people who have suffered under the hand of a Pontiff who has forsaken them? You talk about the lack of unity, the lack of faith, yet you attempt to divide your people from foreign soil after we have declared unity against the ‘Pontiff ‘ who attempts to install a foreign claimant. 

 

      You did not stand with us, no. You stand for yourself as you always have. The Orenian people see that you are nothing but selfish, meaningless, and power-hungry. You circled around this Empire like a vulture, waiting for a time to strike. However, your attempts are laughable by all of those within the place that you claim as your “home”. As affirmed before all the Adriatic Court, the citizens of the Empire stand with each other against foreign threats. You are nothing more than a foreign threat. You are not one of us, nor will you ever be, the most you will ever become is a traitor to our cause."

 

Go back to Urguan. You were better off there, mistress of the Dwarven King.

 

Signed, Ivan var Ruthern, Heir to the Duchy of Reutov

 

 

 

 

[Aehkaj 1244]

Ivan's son vibes, doing who knows what since his head hasn't been made yet

[Taketheshot 3834]

The Duke of Azor curled his lips as he read the missive "Wise words from a future Duke..."  

[Lasombruh 612]

Fyodor Carrion likes this guy.

[Benjikhei 698]

Dante Falcone doesn't mind burning bridges, as long as he ain't driving the wagon.

[MunaZaldrizoti 8037]

Charlotte, as with the other letters, seemed to read its contents with an emotionless face. Perhaps the accusations of harlotry stirred some ire within the aged Novellen, but still she uttered not a word. She knew this was a young man, defending his sister and brother-in-law, as she herself was intent on defending the legacy of her husband and Oren.

 

And so she added the missive to a growing pile, moving on to the next parchment laid before her.