[Steppes] Steppes Warlord 35

[Michelle Dodd]

> Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 23:12:19 -0700> From: serena1570 at yahoo.com> To: steppes at lists.ansteorra.org; ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> Subject: [Steppes] Steppes Warlord 35> > Ansteorra,> > Thanks to all of you who came to Warlord this year despite the gas prices, predictions of thunderstorms, and actuality of sauna-heat.> > Herewith are the results of the Steppes titled competitions held at Warlord 35 this last weekend. This is a brief sketch only; I leave it to others to fill in details, and to report on all of the many non-titled competitions, as well as the courts, of the weekend.> > On Saturday, after a long day of heat and humidity such as I hadn't experienced since my childhood in the Stargate, Lord Lochlann Dunn defeated Count Timotheos Kalamanos -- three-time Warlord of the Steppes -- to become the first non-Chiv to win Steppes Warlord in twenty-one years. The lady he fought for becomes our 34th (no, that's not a typo) Queen of Love and Beauty. (My apologies to both Lochlann and the lady that the pressure-cooker heat forced her namestraight out of my brain. I beg someone less fried to post her name!)> 
I was privileged to watch this great battle. After several minutes in the oppressive heat both fighters were on their knees, leaning against each other with their helms together while they decided to take a break. After about a five minute break in the shade with the attentions of the waterbearers, they went back to the battle where Count Timotheos died a glorious death. Also I believe that Lord Lochlann was undefeated on the day.
 
snip> Her Excellency Steppes had a busy day running back and forth trying to watch two tournaments at once, as our Steppes Archer competition was held on Sunday as well. After a particularly challenging final round of shooting, HL Ker Megan of Taransay (rather better known as Pyro) out-shot everyone to win the competition.> 
This was after winning the Novice Archery competition on Saturday. At least she can't do that again, which gives the rest of us a chance.
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> I will not say "it was perfect", for nothing ever is. But as a wise> lady once said, "Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful."> > --Serena
Ly Gabriele