![]() He is proud to represent Queen and Country in this new land, to tie it more tightly to Empire through this most familiar of rituals. ![]() Well, these people will see, won’t they? God intended this country for the use of England and the English peoples, and the Empire is eternal, even on these distant shores. As if it’s so odd for a man of his station and breeding to have been inducted into the mysteries. The people stare because they don’t approve of his presence, he knows they believe the seasons belong to them and with them, and not to upstart settlers like himself.Īs if there weren’t seasons the world over. Some of the people in the crowd are staring at him as he walks toward the dais prepared by the attendants. ![]() Well, prepared or not, he is still the winner, and this is still his crown. ![]() It would be different if he had been coronated in England, where his roots still lie he would understand every spoken word and every aspect of the spectacle around him. Most of them aren’t even speaking English, as if their heathen incantations can have any meaning for a good Christian man! To be sure, this is a pagan ritual at best, but he tries not to think about the contradiction, especially now that his future is committed. ![]() The chanting has died to a dull murmur, with only the people at the back of the crowd still saying anything at all. CALENDAR SEASON: MAY 15TH, 1730: WANING SPRING, UNDER THE FLOWER MOON. ![]()
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