[Ansteorra] A Fond Farewell

[Susan Wieland]

Robert G. Ferrell wrote:
> Unto the fair and noble populace of the sovereign Kingdom of Ansteorra,
>
> The winds of change have, alas, caught up my sails once more and I must
> needs follow the capricious zephyr whence it will.  This voyage will
> ultimately lead Seraphina and I to the Barony of Stierbach in Atlantia.
> While we do hope and expect to return to Ansteorra one day, it will
> likely not be until I retire from public service in 10 to 13 years time.
>
> There are no words to express what I feel for Ansteorra and her people.
> These lands were my birthplace and cradle, and have served as home for
> 50 of my 52 years.  I have been a proud citizen of Ansteorra itself
> (Shadowlands, Stargate, Bryn Gwlad, and Bjornsborg) for 28 summers all
> told, as well. While I may reside in a distant kingdom and serve a
> foreign Crown as my feudal duty dictates, the heart of a Lion cannot be
> subverted.  That part of me will forever belong to the Sable Star.
>   
I will certainly miss you both.  But I see our paths crossing again.  I 
look forward to that time with a bottle of strawberry mead in 
celebration of it.

Damaris of Greenhill OL

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