Nice Touches - VII. Letters of Recommndation

Nice Touches - VII. Letters of Recommndation'

by Angelina Nicollette, [-[Astra Christiana Benedict]], and Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme

"Your new outfit is quite impressive," I told Lord Calderon on meeting him at Coronation. "Especially the blackwork around the collar -- that's Lady Lithie's work, isn't it?"

"Yes," he agreed, but he didn't seem happy about it. I waited a moment, and he finally burst out, "Lithia's the best embroiderer in Neodymia, and she's never gotten the Order of the Faceted Cabochon."

"Hasn't she? I thought she was admitted to that Order years ago -- "

"Everybody thinks that. But it's not so."

"Oh, Well, what are you going to do about it?"

" Me do about it? What can I do? You're the one with the Baron's ear."

"Everybody thinks that," I mimicked him, "but it's not so." He seemed unconvinced, so I added, "My recommendations carry the same weight as anybody else's, including yours. If you think she should be in the Order, tell Baron Petros. No," I amended, "Write Baron Petros. The man has a memory like a sieve."

Well that may not be quite fair to the Baron. But it's a good idea nonetheless, and not just for those who live in the Barony of Neodymia.

In Caid, non-royalty outnumbers the royalty by about 500 - 1. Now, their Majesties like a challenge as well as anyone else does, but those odds can daunt even the staunchest monarch. Their Majesties simply cannot know every Caidan intimately, to properly reward those who are deserving, they must rely on recommendations from the populace. If you are a member of the populace, it is your right to petition the Crown. If you are a Landed Baron or Baroness, a Peer, a Seneschal or other officer, it is your responsibility to recommend those members of the populace that you feel are deserving o award.