"You may proceed", - the attendant moved aside, opening the way for Councilman Thutkra to Her Majesty's resting chamber. He requested an audience for, as he said, sharing a valuable finding concerning the Empire's finest.
He entered, waiting for Her Empress to signalize him to speak. Still infirm of the never-ending exhausting malady, Her Majesty stretched Her hand towards him, allowing him to begin.
"Right. I would like to share an observation about the efficiency of military forces during Imperial reaction to the Rebellion. We all remember that, when we, the Council, were the Warlords and commanded our factions, we paid enough attention to warfare coordinations between Lords of different ranks. Right, at least I did!.. Anyhow, since the command has been handed over to the Military clans and we are currently serving as mere observers, I thought it was my duty to share one such observation..."
"Dear Thutkra, make it to the point... please."
"Right! My bad, Your Majesty!. I was saying that for the sake of better military readiness of the Lordship, no matter if clanless, clanmates or rivals drawn into different military clans, it is not out of place to conduct practices on battlefield coordination between Lords of different combat levels, thus also increasing the martial law efficiency..."
The Empress winced Her face and raised Her hand, interrupting the speech of the Armed forces councilor, oversaturated with militaristic terms. "Anything specific you have on your mind to suggest?"
"Yes, Ma'am, Your Majesty. Many years of dealing with the Nobility showed that they are best at competing with each other. Right, I suppose that making a Mixed Tournament similar to those that were already held in the Capital would be the best way to reach this goal" - the Barbarian sniffed and ceased his talk, patiently expecting Her Majesty's verdict. She nodded in appreciation, to the great relief of the councilman: "I see now. Yes, I concur that it will serve several good purposes. I will have a bill ready for the morning to proclaim... Is that all?" - She questioned as the Barbarian started moving backwards slowly. "It is this much, thank you, Your Highness!" - Thutkra bowed and withdrew from the chamber.
Dear Lords,
I am glad to proclaim the beginning of the Third Mixed Tournament, which will last from June, 12th till June, 19. Registration and enlisting in the first combats will be available right before the official beginning of the tournament. Let me remind you the rules and conditions for this tournament. |
