State of Auvernha

[Dewey]

((message sent to all military divisions, only for certain selected groups within each branch.. like, the Marines maybe selected a certain secret group to do the mission, the Air Force selected their group, the Army... etc etc))

A code red has been issued, in light of a national security measure. For the duration of this assignment, you will be working directly under the King's Royal Advisor. You will meet with him at this location: *location* at approximately 1800 hours tonight. The State of Auvernha is under terrorist attack, and immediate action is neccessary. Do not discuss this matter with anyone, but those within your group. This is a top confidential assignment. Godspeed.

[Dewey]

((i figured this could encompass the media as well as the military ha))


Dear Sir or Madam,

I'm afraid I have been put under house arrest by my security personnel. However, I'd like to personally invite you to a private press meeting I'm hosting inside the Royal Chapel at 8 pm tonight. When you arrive at security check in, simply inform the guard that you are a member of the clergy at *name of some popular church in France*, and were requested by me for spiritual counseling. Thank you. I hope you are able to attend.

Regards,
Alain D'Aubigne
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Your highness,

Thank you for your email to the Auvernha Enquirer! We are very interested in this story and we are happy to be able to keep the public informed. Of course, if you have more information, please feel free to send it in. Do any of your siblings have any responses to King Frederic's actions? We would love to set up an interview with you, if you would like, to talk more about this current situation and how you feel about it.

Thank you,

Auvernha Enquirer Editor-In-Chief

[Dewey]

((look at the post before this one! how did you edit my post!?))

((that was you, right? i don't think it was me lol. you're the enquirer...))


((to the Enquirer, with $1,000 in bonds enclosed ha))

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to issue a statement to the Enquirer, as you know I am an avid reader of your publication. I am sorry to hear that Ara Levenworth's ratings have taken a severe plunge following her actions of a few days ago. I understand the public's concern.

However, I can only beg of one question: is Ara Levenworth not human? Can any citizen of France honestly claim that they would not have acted in the same accord if two strangers, of a sudden, unrightfully acted condescendingly toward them? I do not mean to excuse the action itself. I do not encourage my people to act in violence against their neighbor, employer, or school bully. But please do not judge Ara because she sought to defend her honor. Let us call to memory our 15th-century French heroine, the Maid of Orleans: the blessed Joan of Arc. A young woman who led the French army to several victories during the Hundred Years' War. Did she make history because she was a proper lady? Because she endured the slings and arrows of her enemies? Because she spoke not a word in defense? No, she did none of these things. We remember her today because she defied tradition.

I don't strive to compare Ara Levenworth to a Roman Catholic Saint. I do not ask my people to deify Ara, or demand that they accept her. No, it was not proper. No, it was not befitting of a queen. No, it was not diplomatic (though for the record, the queen does not make decisions of warfare). But it was Ara Levenworth. I offer my apologies for the incident, and send my condolences to the Van de Broeck-De Wilde family.

However, I find a number of the judgments against Ara to be disagreeable. Ara is not currently the Queen of France. She is a member of the Royal Security Personnel, and as such, has been trained to respond on instinct to any threat that comes her way. Please do remember this. And please remember that should the people of France decide me to be their king, I would do everything in my power to preserve the image of the Royal Family. And so would Ara.

Again, I bed France's pardon, and I do hope you all may come to excuse Ara for doing something we all, at one point or another, may have done just as well.


Yours in Service,
Alain D'Aubigne