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Frederica stared at her mother's work with wide eyes. "Mutter, can I have one too?" @sondher

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Josefina Barclay beamed with pride, folding the copy of the missive she had received to tuck into a well kept box.

Irena Kortrevich is a very proud big sister.

Irena Kortrevich cut another notch into the bull's horn she kept stashed in her closet. "Off we go again."

Irena Kortrevich dragged herself toward home to face a more fearsome kind of battle. Trying to get the triplets to sleep at the same time.

It is the greatest joy of House Kortrevich to announce that a successor and heir to the Barony of Koravia has finally been born to the Baroness and her Consort, accompanied by not one, but two siblings on the 17th of Vzmey and Hyff, 511 E.S. ᓚ𝂷ᓗ The firstborn and heir to the House of Kortrevich has been bestowed the name Erik Otto @erictafoya, in honor of the first Baron of Koravia as is traditional. The second, another son, has received the name Nikolaus Fabian @ElvenHuntress, for the Baroness’ uncle, Fabian d’Arkent-Kortrevich. The third child, a daughter, has been named Sabine Emelya @critter, in honor of Dame Emelya Kortrevich, daughter of Jan ‘The Envoy’. The baptisms for each child shall be a private family affair. SIGNÉE PAR, Her Ladyship, Irena Stefaniya Kortrevich, Baroness of Koravia “Tiz Dzuty, Triek Caezk” “With duty, comes honor”

Irena Kortrevich is beyond proud.

Irena Kortrevich is a proud sister, but she's also just smashed a vase. "BEWARE, BENEDICT AMADOR. BEWARE."

Josefina Barclay, who was definitely at this totally not forum post only wedding, definitely cried her eyes out as she gained a granddaughter-in-law.

An aged Josefina Barclay sat in her rooms, a maid having brought her the writ of abdication. Carefully, she tucked it into a well-worn and well-loved box. "Dearest Manfred, mea dear son, Yam so proud of vy."

Irena Kortrevich is a very proud wife indeed.

A rather bloody Irena Kortrevich has a poet for a cousin!

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.