Trinae Noblesse Alliance
Category: HNN Broadcasted on 24. March 2004 - 05:14:10hrs Author HNN News Reporter Comments: 0
As today's episode of "All Our Jawas" comes to an end, the Great Seal of the Hapes Consortium appears upon the screen, under which the words "Important Announcement" are displayed. The screen suddenly cuts out, the screen changed to display a great court within a palace. Large symbols engraved in the wooden walls make it abundantly clear that this is the Main Audience Chamber of the Great Hall of House Tyrridon on the house's seat, Dreena. The hall is filled with milling news reporters, military officers, and government officials, while the doors are watched over by pairs of guards from the Tyrridon Security Corps. Not a single member of House Tyrridon is visible.
The hall itself is quite impressive. Three stories high and several hundred meters to a side, the hall's ceiling is held up by rows of monstrous pillars. Each of the walls, in addition to the engravings, holds an array of portraits of all of the past scions of House Tyrridon, in addition to the two current ones - the first time the house had held two scions at a time in its long and distinguished history. On its north end, elaborately carved marble steps lead up to a raised platform which holds the flags of the Hapes Consortium and House Tyrridon and a podium. Behind the platform, a mammoth stone model of the Battle Crest of House Tyrridon is mounted.
All at once, the enormous doors on the west side of the large hall open and a squad of House Tyrridon's most elite escort personnel emerge, opening a path from the entrance to the inner halls to the platform. A moment later, three most prominent figures emerge, also surrounded by security personnel: Lords Vang Jacarus Tyrridon, Andrew Starfyre, and Alex Tylger. Behind them are prominent members of each of their houses and further security escorts. The proceeding moves swiftly towards the podium, the rest of the standing assembly muttering confusedly about what was occurring. As the houses assemble before the steps, the three lords rise to the top of the podium and turn to face the audience. Lord Tyrridon promptly steps up to the podium.
"Ladies and gentlemen, assembled news staff, friends and fellow Hapans, welcome. We are pleased so many of you could join us here today." He clears his throat as the last murmurs die down. "My fellow lords and I come before you today to make a great announcement, one which we feel will have a profound effect on the future of our Consortium."
He pauses to look around the hall, returning several of the questioning looks from the crowd with a calm and collected one of his own. After enough tension had built to suit him, he continued.
"We, the Lords Andrew Starfyre, Alex Tylger, and myself, are proud to announce an alliance between our three houses. The Trinae Noblesse Alliance." As the words are said, a large banner unrolls from the ceiling, displaying the house crests below the name of the alliance, with the Great Seal above all, as if symbolizing the individual houses coming together to support the Consortium. "After considerative talks between we three, we have decided that this is was in all of our best interests and, more importantly, in the best interests of the Consortium as a whole. Since the opening of noble houses some months ago, we have seen the Consortium fall into mainly three camps - our three houses. Now, with this alliance, we reforge the Consortium into one body once more, united for the greater good of the state and his Majesty, our King, Jessy James I."
A report breaks the silence of those gathered by asking a question, much to the annoyance of some of the house members.
"What about the rivalry between you and Lord Tylger, m'lord? How does that play into all of this?" The reporter looks a bit afraid of the Tyrridon retainers who look disgruntled at the interruption of their scion, but Lord Tyrridon quiets them with a slight motion of the hand.
"It is true that Lord Alex and I have not always seen eye to eye on many issues, but it cannot be forgotten that it was his devotion to this wonderful state that first attracted me here after I left the Alliance. It is that same devotion to the Consortium that binds we three together now. Despite whatever each of our personal aims might be, no one should ever have reason to doubt that our ultimate loyalty is to Hapes. Regardless of anything that stands between us, that shall hold us together."
Another reporter jumps in just as Lord Tyrridon finishes speaking. "Lord Tyrridon, does your giving this announcement in your hall indicate you are the leader in this alliance?"
A smile touches Lord Tyrridon's lips before he replies. "Hardly. We are equals as lords, so shall we be in this alliance. The only reason I'm giving this speech is because Andrew's the silent type and Alex is disgruntled about the lack of slave women and grapes in my house. We figured I'm better for answering questions."
A pleasant laughs breaks up the final hints of tension in the hall. After a moment, a number of reporters begin to pose questions at the same time.
"Please, please, my friends, we have made the announcement. Your questions shall have their answers. Join us in the inner halls, where we and the assembled members of our houses shall be more than happy to answer whatever questions you may have to ask. But, let us go within. Food - and, more importantly, drink - await!"
With that the lords and their houses began to lead the way within the hall, with the large party behind them. As they enter the hall, the camera returns to the banner, focusing in on the symbol of the new alliance as if to consider the era is ushers in...
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