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Josefina Barclay presses her lips together. "Godan, Edith, what is happening to the world...?" @EnderMaiashiro

Josefina Barclay smiles proudly. "Well done, mea son." @Ramon

Josefina Barclay smiled as she set the paper down, picking up a cup of tea next as she enjoyed the fresh scent of roses from the fields below.

It is with great joy and anticipation on the parts of Houses Kortrevich and Amador that the wedding of Irena Kortrevich, Baroness of Koravia and Gabriel Amador is announced, to be held in the coming year. ᓚ𝂷ᓗ The ceremony shall take place at the Everardian Basilica in Valdev, performed by His Eminence, Josef, Patriarch of Jorenus. Afterward, the bride and groom invite the guests to the Valdev tavern to further celebrate the union. INVITATIONS Formal Invitations to Hanseti-Ruska His Royal Majesty, Aleksandr II, King of Hanseti-Ruska and his royal pedigree His Princely Grace, Manfred Barclay, Duke of Reinmar and his noble pedigree Her Grace, Roslin Baruch, Duchess of Valwyck and her noble pedigree His Grace, Viktor var Ruthern, Duke of Vidaus and his noble pedigree The Right Honorable, Otto Ludovar, Count of Otistadt and his noble pedigree The Right Honorable, Cassian Colborn, Count of Malkovya and his noble pedigree The Honorable, Walter Weiss, Viscount of Novkursain and his noble pedigree Her Ladyship, Katrin Stafyr, Baroness of Thurant and her noble pedigree Her Ladyship, Alyona Godunov, Baroness of Verskaya and her noble pedigree His Lordship, Henrik Amador, Baron of Mondstadt and his noble pedigree His Highness, Cesar II de Pelear, Viceroy of Hyspia and his noble pedigree SIGNÉE PAR, Her Ladyship, Irena Stefaniya Kortrevich, Baroness of Koravia His Lordship, Gabriel Lukas Amador “Tiz Dzuty, Triek Caezk” “With duty, comes honor”

Josefina Barclay ran a hand over her face. "Oh, mea beloved nephew..." Irena Kortrevich sharpens her blades, though her lips remain pressed tightly together.

Irena Kortrevich stares at the missive. "WHAT?!"

Irena Kortrevich sneezes before she tucks the missive away in her pocket. The one that doesn't contain the mink and the weasel.

Josefina Barclay squinted at the letter. She squinted some more. Finally, she threw down the page and started searching around her desk for her reading glasses. Upon finding the desk empty, she groaned and got up, hobbling to a portrait that hung on her bedroom wall. Pulling on one edge of the frame, she swung the portrait off the wall to reveal a small hole in the mortar. Taking a deep breath, she shouted into it. "MANFRED! MANFRED, HAVE VY SEEN MEA READING GLASSES?!" She paused for a moment as her voice boomed through Reinmar. How, you ask? Well, she had designed the keep, after all. "ALFRED, TELL VYR PAPEJ TO FIND MEA READING GLASSES!" @Gandhi @Ramon Irena Kortrevich holds the letter up to a candle just in case anything had been written in invisible ink.

THE AGE OF THE BULL ᓚᓗ As this year comes to a close, the House of Kortrevich approaches the two-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of its unification. In both celebration and remembrance of this quarter millennia, the House invites all to attend a festival and feast in honor of both the past and the swift-approaching future. ᓚᓗ Itinerary The Festival of Memories To celebrate the rich history of House Kortrevich, a festival shall be held in Waltonburg outside of Valdev with a variety of games, crafts, and food. Elders shall recite stories passed down from generation to generation of the House in remembrance of what was and what could be. The Feast of Dreams In honor of the unification of Blackwood and Haldor, a feast shall be held in the feast hall of the Esrova Prikaz (with permission from Her Majesty, Queen Amaya) to emulate the dinner during which the unification took place. Simple fare shall be served in honor of the House’s origins, and that which sustained the ancestors of the House. INVITATIONS Formal Invitations to the peers of Hanseti-Ruska His Royal Majesty, Aleksandr II, King of Hanseti-Ruska and his royal pedigree His Princely Grace, Manfred Barclay, Duke of Reinmar and his noble pedigree Her Grace, Roslin Baruch, Duchess of Valwyck and her noble pedigree His Grace, Viktor var Ruthern, Duke of Vidaus and his noble pedigree The Right Honorable, Otto Ludovar, Count of Otistadt and his noble pedigree The Right Honorable, Anabel Colborn, Countess of Malkovya and her noble pedigree The Honorable, Walter Weiss, Viscount of Novkursain and his noble pedigree Her Ladyship, Katrin Stafyr, Baroness of Thurant and her noble pedigree Her Ladyship, Alyona Godunov, Baroness of Verskaya and her noble pedigree His Lordship, Henrik Amador, Baron of Mondstadt and his noble pedigree His Highness, Cesar II de Pelear, Viceroy of Hyspia and his noble pedigree SIGNÉE PAR, Her Ladyship, Irena Stefaniya Kortrevich, Baroness of Koravia His Excellency, Fabian Otto Kortrevich, Regent of House Kortrevich, Grand Lord of Hanseti-Ruska “Tiz Dzuty, Triek Caezk” “With duty, comes honor”

Irena Kortrevich grins as she hears news of her new cousin.

Josefina Barclay squints at the missive for a moment before cursing and reaching over for a pair of reading glasses. "Oh... he gets the fishing from me." She chuckled for a moment before tucking the parchment into a rather full box.

IGN: crazedpudding DISCORD: crazedpudding SKIN: sonya AMOUNT: 60 mina

THE FUNERAL OF ALEKSANDR KORTREVICH Tragedy has yet again struck the House of Kortrevich with the passing of a beloved cousin, Aleksandr Audemar Kortrevich. He is survived by his children, including the Baron of Mondstadt. THE SERVICE The funeral shall take place within the Everardian Basilica, led by His Eminence, Josef, Patriarch of Jorenus @Pureimp10, before his pyre is lit within the square of Valdev. All are welcome to attend. It is asked that those in attendance pin a red primrose to their attire in honor of the late Kortrevich. SIGNÉE PAR, Her Ladyship, Irena Stefaniya Kortrevich, Baroness of Koravia His Excellency, Fabian Otto Kortrevich, Regent of House Kortrevich, Grand Lord of Hanseti-Ruska His Lordship, Henrik Edvard Amador, Baron of Mondstadt Her Ladyship, Liridona Ingrid Amador, Regent of House Amador, Lady Chamberlain of Hanseti-Ruska “Tiz Dzuty, Triek Caezk” “With duty, comes honor”

Irena Kortrevich leaned over the letter, staring at it for a moment as the words on the page washed in and out of her vision. She stumbled out of the room, a jar of jam heavy in her pocket. Not grape, not raspberry, lemon jam. With shallow, wheezing breaths, she turned to stare at the door to what had been her parents' bedroom, and her eyes flickered between it and the room she had just fled. Why did everyone leave?

Josefina Barclay stared down at her bruised grandson with a bewildered look on her face. "What happened to vy? Did vy fall off something?" @Gandhi Sister Joan, the aforementioned assaulted Monastic, signs the Lorraine and resolves not to leave Balian's walls anytime soon.