Hoping we will be able to attend

[kareina]

I sent the below email this morning. I had fun writing it in flowery language, so am copying it here for your amusement. 

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Greetings to our beloved King Sven and Queen Siobhan, and to your hard working Seneschal Tova and Crown Tournament Event Steward Susanna from two of your Potential Heirs, Keldor and Kareina.

 

Your Majesties and co,

 

I hope that all is well with you, and all of your loved ones, and with all of the preparations to gather the people of your realm next weekend.

 

We have been looking forward to attending the tournament to ensure your succession, and have been diligently making presentations to bring honour to the Kingdom with our display upon the field. Should the fates, and especially the gods of good health smile our way, we shall be there this coming weekend ready to test the metal of your heirs as planned.

 

However, it seems right to let you know that Keldor has been troubled this weekend with minor ill health (sore throat on the weekend, with a minor cough added on Monday).  We are hoping he will be fully recovered by Thursday evening to begin our journey as planned (and that I continue to enjoy good health myself). 

 

We do not wish to worry you, yet it seems kind to let you know in advance that there is a chance that we might not be able to attend, rather than simply springing the news upon you at the last minute. 

 

We are doing everything we can to encourage his full return to health before it is time to travel, including having him take time off of work to rest. But if he is still showing symptoms (or if I develop any), we will do the responsible thing and stay home so as not to share this illness with anyone else. For the evil humours (or virus, as they are more popularly called today) that display as only minor symptoms here could be quite a serious problem for one of our friends.

 

Since it is only one of us who is feeling ill, I briefly wondered if I might make the journey alone, or perhaps bring another in his place as a travelling companion. However, if I understand Kingdom law correctly, I would not be able to enter the lists if my inspiration is not present? (And Zoom has not yet been tested as a tool to have an inspiration "present" for a tournament and court acknowledging the heirs). I also believe that it isn't possible to change the Consort to another after the list is published?

 

Furthermore, just because I continue to be without symptoms doesn't mean I wouldn't be able to carry the illness.  If he is still sick by Thursday evening (when we plan to start the long journy north to Frostheim then east to Kaarnemaa before heading south to join you at the Tournament) it is likely kinder to all for us both to stay home.

 

However, until Thursday and decision time, we will continue to make preparations and do everything we can to ensure good health. And we send virtusl (virus free) hugs, and good wishes for your good health.

 

--Kareina and Keldor 

 

Ps, he did try taking a covid test yesterday, but it didn't even show a control line. We will obtain another, and travel only if it shows that the test works, and it shows that we are not harbouring an active forn of that virus.

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In other news, our heater has been having issues.  It is a combination heater from 1979 that can create heat and hot water for the house from electricity, or from burning wood, or from burning oil. For a week or do now the electricity option hasn't bern working, so we've been burning wood to have hot water for washing, and, now that it is feeezing at night, warmth in the radiators. I have tried finding someone who can fix it, and/or give me a quote for replacement, and haven't had much luck, till today, when I got an email from a guy who had gotten an email I sent elsewhere forwarded to him, saying give him a call. Do I did, and spend a good half hour or so talking about options. He will email me a list of alternatives, their costs, advantages  and disadvantages. It will be interesting to see the numbers.