dc_parent (dc_parent) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-15 23:40:00

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Atlantean Affairs
Arthur sat quietly and listened to the council debating...something. He honestly hadn't been paying attention to what was being said. It was a meeting of the Royal Council and he always had problems paying attention to the prattling on of the council members, but now it was worse. His heart and his head wasn't in anything right now.

He brought his focus back long enough to hear General Nakesh finish the report about the state of Atlantean military forces and their readiness. Something was building on the surface and Arthur didn't think it would stay confined to the surface.

Arthur nodded his thanks to Nakesh and looked to Ozell. Ozell was the current chairman of the council and ran the meetings. Hopefully this meeting was over.

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	dc_atlantis 2011-01-16 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"There is also the possibility she may return to her home tomorrow. It could be in ten years. It is an unknown and one I think the people would not accept well," Nakesh said. "My King, we all know how much you loved the Queen and the Princess, but if there is no heir Atlantis will erupt into Civil War if something should happen to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_atlantis 2011-01-16 04:12 am UTC (link)
	"You are right as usual Nekesh," Ozell finds himself agreeing. The General is always reasonable. There is no way to assure Asherah will stay for good. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2011-01-16 04:22 am UTC (link)

"However, designating Princess Asherah as the king's heir can also benefit both her and Atlantis. Atlantis gains a visible heir that will quell any questions of succession, while Princess Asherah learns the duties and responsibilities of a sovereign." Garth tells the assembled.

This whole nobility thing was new to him, and he wasn't comfortable with it, but he'd be damned if he let these people push Arthur right now or discount Asherah simply on the unknown.

"Not only that, but regardless of /when/ she goes home, if the worst where to happen to King Orin tomorrow, Princess Asherah is /all/ that we have left. She should be given the chance to know the people and the people to know her. I move that we, at this time, do as the surface people say and leave well enough alone." Garth suggests.

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	dc_atlantis 2011-01-16 04:37 am UTC (link)
	"This discussion is accomplishing nothing," Ovdenk told them. "Atlantis will not erupt in civil war today. We as a people must show respect for our queen and princess. There will be time enough for our king to think of remarriage." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2011-01-16 04:47 am UTC (link)

Arthur nodded his thanks to Ovdenk, Garth and Thalia. "I appreciate the concern shown by all," Arthur started. "Mera, Caitria, Koryak and Cerdian were my family. There's not a minute that goes by where I do not think of them and how much Atlantis and I have lost with their deaths. I know Atlantis needs a stable line of succession, but I cannot be expected to marry so soon after losing my family."

He paused a moment to let his words sink in.

"I will name Asherah my heir for as long as she is here. If by chance she leaves before I remarry and produce an heir, I am naming Lord Garth as my heir in that situation. Is this acceptable?"

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	dc_atlantis 2011-01-16 04:53 am UTC (link)
	Ozell thinks this is an excellent compromise. He could not have thought to name Garth an heir but it is a good choice as far as he is concerned. "Indeed, my lord. Most acceptable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-01-16 04:58 am UTC (link)
	Lord Garth simply blinks. Everyone in the room can tell that he had no prior knowledge of this. "As my king decrees." Garth says. He really needed to talk to Arthur about this as soon as possible. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_atlantis
2011-01-16 05:10 am UTC (link)

"No one is saying that Atlantis will erupt into a civil war today, but the possibility of one is there. Not to mention there is Tritonis, Thierna Na Oge and Tlapallan to consider. If Poseidonis is fighting itself, it leaves the city and kingdom open for an outsider to conquer. Even our cousins."

Nakesh looked at Orin.

"It is acceptable, Your Majesty. The forces of Atlantis are behind you."

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