For too long, the people of the Duchy of Valwyck, and of Tarnavon itself, have suffered under an experiment gone wrong: the last Alderhall, led by the ineffective Burgess Holly Rodham. Meeting after meeting dissolved into squabbling and inaction. Years of unmet promises. Years of unearned influence.
Before you cast your vote, ask the Burgess how many bushels of wheat she has delivered to the donation chest. Ask Alderman Fergus how many leather hides he has laid in the village coffers.
While they spoke of hunger, I was in the fields, toiling in the mud to make sure Tarnavon had bread.
While they debated our defenses, I was in the deep places of the world, clawing iron from the bones of the continent so our levy could be armed.
While they argued in warmed and worn seats about “the plight of the people,” I stood on the walls, sword raised, and spilled my own blood against those who threatened our Duchy and our Haven in the Woods.
I am not a politician. I offer you no pretty speeches and no honeyed promises.
I offer you the same thing I have given from the first moment I spoke the words of the Greyguard: service.
Service to this Duchy.
Service to Tarnavon.
Service to every family that calls this Haven home.
I seek no coin from this office and no title beyond the duty itself. My only aim is the betterment of our home and our people.
Do not vote for me if you want more of the same: more politics, more talk, more delays.
Vote for me if you want action.
Vote for me if you want change.
Vote for me if you believe Tarnavon deserves a Burgess who has already bled, labored, and sacrificed for it, and is willing to do so again.