Veron Daerth
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Posted - 2008.06.13 19:42:00 -
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Edited by: Veron Daerth on 13/06/2008 19:44:41
Edited by: Veron Daerth on 13/06/2008 19:43:14
Lord Jove raises a good point. If the Heirs, and presumably the Theology Council, are willing to ignore the little show she put on for us when Doriam ascended the Throne, then why is Khanid II not being considered.
I have said it before and will say it again, Khanid did not lie or slink like a cur from the field to hide in the bushes until he could make another attempt at the Throne. He stood forth and declared his intentions before Man and God. Since that time, he has survived and his Kingdom prospered (arguably prospered more than the Empire as a whole) God obviously favors him. He would, in my opinion, make a better Emperor than Lady Sarum.
I can trust a man that tells me I am wrong to my face and is willing to show me the errors of my ways, even if its by force. I cannot trust someone who sneaks away like a thief in the night to await a better day. Especially when that person takes advantage of my faith and sets herself up as a martyr by staging a little dog-and-pony show with some of her House Navy Forces to make it look like she has solemnly accepted her Fate and died like a Failed Heir traditionally should.
If she disagreed with the process by which an Emperor is selected and the suicide ceremony, she should have done what Khanid did. State your reasons and make your stand, if God favors you, you will emerge triumphant. Make plans for this by all means, but do it before Man and God, in the Light of His wisdom. Do not use smoke and mirrors to cloak your intentions to avoid your fate and then fade away into the darkness like an assassin.
Let me be clear, I am loyal TO GOD AND THE EMPIRE, but I have come to the conclusion that however blessed they may be, the Heirs are mortal, and therefore flawed and capable of all the vices and mistakes that we are. If you look at it that way, you MUST see that you CANNOT trust Lady Sarum any more than you could trust a crooked slaver or a con artist.
I beg of you, my brothers and sisters, for the love of the Empire, think about this. Meditate upon it in the silence of your sanctums and Chapels. Ask yourself this one question, if Lady Sarum were not Heir, or noble, or even particularly powerful or wealthy, but a peer of yours, would you trust her with all of your worldly possessions? Would you give all of them to her in trust, then leave for .. say.. a year-long pilgrimage, and expect them to be there when you return?
I say that, based upon what she has demonstrated in the past, the answer is no, and if I cannot trust her with my life and livelihood, then I cannot trust her as Empress, because the Empress WILL hold my life and livelihood in her hands.
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