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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=218002218-27052008>With such a strong list of contenders, the competitions
were challenging indeed.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=218002218-27052008>Congratulations to you both, HL Ker Megan and Lord
Lochlan!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=218002218-27052008><SPAN class=218002218-27052008>Your accolades are truly
well deserved. VIVAT!</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=218002218-27052008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=218002218-27052008>And </SPAN>likewise, congratulations and
Vivat for Lady Elayne O'Ceileachair who received a Sable Thistle for
her expertise with Cordials! </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=218002218-27052008>Well done, one and all!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=218002218-27052008>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=218002218-27052008>HE Armand</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Richard Threlkeld<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Our Barony has done very well at our neighbor’s celebration
and selection of defenders. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>After a very long, hot, and hotly contested competition for
the Chivalric Defender (or Warlord) of the Steppes, our own Lord Lochlann Dunn
faced Count Timotheos Kalamanos in an exciting fight. Lord Lochlann did win the
title becoming, I’m told, only the second non-knight to win it (the first being
Duke Inman MacMoore).<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>HL Ker Megan of Taransay, known as Pyro, won the Novice Shoot
on Saturday. Not being content with that, she went on to enter the finals of the
Warlord Archery Defender against Sir Carl and Gavin the Younger. In the finals
they shot a dummy knight in armor (choose your own name here) with a helm that
had two eye slits that were about 1 inch by 3 inches horizontally each. This was
at about 30 yards. Only an arrow in the eye slit counted and the first one to
accomplish that won. It took four rounds with the competitors getting tighter
and tighter groupings around the eyes before Pyro finally landed in the eye
slit. The Baroness of the Steppes said she is the only person to ever win both
the Novice and the Defender competitions at the same event. She thought Pyro was
also the first woman to win that title.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Vivat to our victorious Elfsea competitors! And I don’t think
anyone will begrudge me an extra Huzah for my lady Pryo!<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>In service,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Caelin on Andrede<o:p> </o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>