ANST - Royal Huntsman

[Trish Kvamme]

>Time for me to stir some more. If their Majesties really
>wish to encourage archery in our fair Kingdom they need
>to make their presence seen on the archery range and it
>would be real nice if they were to shoot as well."""


I am trying to say this in as nice a way as possible so if anyone get's the 
wrong idea, please write me privately.

Having some experience being a Queen *L* I can tell you that every Crown 
cares very much about their archery and light weapons community.

However, if you truly want the participation of your Crown, then you could 
help them to do this by scheduling activities at such a time as to make it 
easier for them to attend.

Let me explain.

Your King and Queen in many cases drive many hours to reach a site, then 
they hold at least 2 courts, usually a morning and an evening, are expected 
to sit at feast, watch any and all lists, hold circles and meetings, as well 
as be available to the populace and have time to consult with your local 
nobility etc.

Most time the archery shoot is held very early in the morning, and after a 
long drive or a long night of courts and meetings, it can be very harsh to 
try and get ready to be "on" as the Crown again, I know this from many 
experiences.

An invitation to a breakfast/archery shoot, or an afternoon tea sitting 
under a pavilion while the archers shoot is a wonderful way to give your 
Royalty a break, let them be involved, and still have time to eat and rest.  
It also draws others into your community and makes them feel like a part of 
the activities, and let's the archer's show off their skills and meet new 
people as well.

I did a Queen's Tea for Octavia at ATYC and it was tied in with the Archery. 
  Alot of people came in, got food, watched the archers and I thought it 
went fairly well.

I hope this gives you some ideas.  Because of safety issues and space 
issues, archery gets put far out of the centers of activity sometimes, 
perhaps trying some activities like this will help!

Larissa
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