| The Pelican spreads her wings and pierces her breast to feed her young. Selflessly, lovingly, day by day, she gives to them the source of her life to nurture their growing bodies. In the fullness of time her young will leap alone into the cloudless sky and soar to distant peaks yet unknown, to a future uncertain. She watches until she can see them no more, her eyes straining for one last glimpse. Her weary head droops, her mind and heart seeking sweet respite. Yet even in that moment of bittersweet pride she is eager to begin her task anew, to give birth to life afresh. Thus do We, Malcolm and Tessa, King and Queen of AEthelmearc, find it fitting and just that Our good and noble subject Bear the Wallsbane be recognized for his ceaseless work and devotion on behalf of Our beloved Kingdom. So it is that We do joyfully give him leave to enter the hall of Our Order of the Pelican on this 16th day of August, A.S. 40, at Pennsic War XXXIV. |
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