[Royal Guard] Unto Captain Lucius von Stahl (take two--sorry!)

[Emilie Arnold]

Unto Captain Lucius von Stahl,


It is with great contrition I take up my pen and draft unto your office 
this complaint pertaining to one Arms-Corporal in the ranks of our Royal 
Guard, Merin Bithsbane, in specific regards to an altercation having 
occurred in the Black Dragon Inn last night, on the thirtieth day of 
Sarmatgentat. At the toll of the third night bell or perhaps somewhat 
hence, having chanced to overhear unsavory words between the guard of prior 
mention and one tespin, Aeron Ktrenna, understood to hold the title of 
Floxod in the land of Arangoth; and having judged it unseemly indeed for 
one of the Ranks to so threaten with death a member of the gentry; and 
believing further and forthwith that such conduct so taints the public 
impression of the Royal Guard, about which much corruption is already 
unfortunately rumored; I, Liadhan ul-Artemisia Albesce, holding in the 
Guard the rank of Sergeant and the office of Senior Healer, approached the 
Corporal and suggested he desist. The Corporal suggested not only was the 
Floxod's continued soundness of body evidence he had no intention of 
killing her, but also that my auditory acuity was of super-human nature 
(which, I confess, is true), for his voice had been low in threatening the 
Floxod thus. This Guard begs exception for having overheard perhaps what 
she ought not to, but submits this complaint all the same; first, as such 
conversation transpired in a public pub, and, further, one known to traffic 
in citizens of all sorts of extra-sensory perception; and second, perhaps 
more importantly, in that the Corporal thereafter made every effort to 
physically and verbally intimidate myself, in words and in body language 
casting aspersions upon my apparent youth, my height, the desperation of 
the Guard in so posting such a "miscreant" to my assignment, and the 
corruption of the Royal Guard so demonstrated in having affronted himself; 
and lent no credence or respect to either my post or my rank.


One believes Corporal Merin Bithsbane a deplorable example of the Royal 
Guard's public face, but cannot suppose to suggest the proper course of 
action. I leave this issue, and the choice as to act upon or to dismiss it, 
humbly at your office.


Me exenim,


Liadhan ul-Artemisia Albesce
Guardhouse Infirmary Senior Healer
and Sergeant of the Royal Guard in Drache

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sorry for sending this twice, all, it just occurred to me that the fact 
that the Floxod was unharmed or that there may not have been any intent to 
harm her in the first place was rather critical to the events so I made a 
minute alteration. >_>

~ Em/Lemi


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