[Western] A Challenge of Gothic Proportions

[Charlie/Larkin]

Quill wrote:
> Did somebody call for a Quill? :)
>
> People of the West of our great kingdom, hear me. I know that with my 
> impending relocation to the Central Region and the rumble of Gothic in 
> the distance has brought forward a few soft murmurings which question 
> where my loyalties lie. It saddens me to know that the fickle 
> reputation of my kind affects even my nearest neighbors. So it is that 
> I hereby lay to rest any fears of sedition on my part, even for those 
> who this thought had not yet occurred.
>
> I am loyal to Ansteorra, and serve first and foremost the interest of 
> the mighty Sable Star .Yes, I have found a lasting place to call home 
> and great love here in the West, where beauty and strength abounds, 
> and I would never knowingly raise my hand or voice against the people 
> here. It rends my heartstrings to even think of a stain upon the 
> reputation of any woman of this land, least of all the magnificent 
> Mistress and exceptional Excellency, Baroness Oriana. Yet neither will 
> I hear false faults said of the women of Elfsea, and I refuse to 
> alienate those who I would soon call neighbor.
>
> This bard isn't much of a fighter, and I have no weapon to swear but 
> my tongue, which is already promised to the telling of Truth. You can 
> be sure I will cheer on the heroes and tend to the fallen with equal 
> blindness. This clash of brothers I will bear with sadness belied by 
> my shouts for the valour of not Bonwicke nor Elfsea alone, but of 
> Ansteorran warriors. And when the time comes to recall their might, my 
> tongue will surely tell the tale fairly. Though a colourful story it 
> will doubtless be, my judgment shall remain uncoloured. I see only 
> black and gold, and am proud.
>
>
> - Cuillioc "Quill" /|\
I am reminded of a tune sung by Johnnie Cash.
Now how did it go?  Oh yes, "I'll walk the line."

Larkin