Viscount Maxwell James Ego of Worcestershire, Luxequinox and Valerium was NOT amused at all.
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"- Dangerous! What if something had happened?" He finished with.
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Vega had looked down at her feet in shame the entire time her father had been berating for, which was at least ten minutes straight.
The next ruler in line for the Earldom softened, he had been taught to show everyone both kindness and anger to earn the respect of the Narcissians. Countess Valerie had been right, the citizens of the Northeast respected a ruler who could be whatever the region needed him or her to be. Narciss had been ruled by Ego, Emeric, Seraphina, Aurum, Icaria, Magnus, Nyctra, Ignatius, Maximillian-Bigot, Preen, Malum and now Valerie II (the first was the wife of Magnus). Not even the most unpopular of them had been forgotten - highly dishonourable and offensive in the Earldom - and all of them were flawed people.
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Vega knew her history of Narciss quite well and could name them all. She struggled with the earlier ruler such as Earl Ego the Great Unifier (A raging megalomaniac who brought the bickering microregions together), Earl Emeric the Cruel (hated enough that smothered in his sleep by Countess Cosminè) and Countess Seraphina the Great (By far the most praised despite inadequately preparing her son to rule due to thinking she would live longer than she would)
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She knew more about the more recent rulers like Earl Aurum the Unready (Weak and was assassinated by his Exarchs), Countess Icaria the Fair (Prolific procrastinator), Earl Magnus the Mad (Sometimes sad, sometimes happy and occasionally violent), Countess Nyctra (Intelligent but sickly), Earl Ignatius (Ruled through the Coalition War and took no credit away from his competent officers) and Earl Maximillian-Bigot the Magnificent (Murderer of Ignatius, his reign was often called a golden age).
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Vega was most knowledgeable about her great-grandfather, uncle and reigning grandmother: Earl Preen the Reformer, Earl Malum the Malignant and Countess Valerie II.
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*I wonder what Maxwell will be like? And even more so about how my Lady will do.* Dawn pondered in her mind
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"Ominous wings! I will not be Countess unless my sister dies or my parents make me their heiress." She thought.
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*Anything could happen, my Lady.*
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Viscount Maxwell, having let go of his anger towards her, had a serene look of calmness that she had not often seen on him. "It...does not matter anyway because you are safe, that's the important part. I want both you and your safe to attend a government event so that I can keep a close watch on you."
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Vega had no love of politics, the endless dance of officers, nobility and administrators bored her. However, she did understand most of it despite the immensely complicated system. One of the easier examples is that the aristocratic families were both glue and grease for cogs in the machinery of the northeastern regional government. A few of the great houses had gone extinct, the most famous example being the powerful House of Worce, but the houses of Niobite-Tantalite, Dmitryivanovite, Jasper, Romanakov, Rostov, Montclair and Dumar were still around.
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Vega still did not like attending events, though.
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"Be thankful it is a more celebratory occasion rather than a dull meeting. High-Commander Keyno De Napton of the Wraith GNA Lark is to be made Lord Lieutenant of the Xyber Lieutenancy as a reward for bravery in a recent operation in the Ashfyre region of Umbracrest. And by the way, Vega, I WILL send you to the CEDA Crucible if I believe your lack of understanding of politics to be inadequate." Her father told her sternly, his green eyes locking onto her single green one.
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"I understand, when is this event?" She asked innocently, hoping it would be later on in the day.
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Max unknowingly crushed her hopes by cheerfully replying with, "In five minutes. His son Jacque De Napton will be with him."
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Vega`s stomach did a flip at the name of her unrequited crush.
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*Don't get too excited or Roxane will embarrass you. You could do far better than that Ensign, anyway.*
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Vega internally seethed at the comment Dawn had made. "Like who?" She asked him, intending for the question to be rhetorical.
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Dawn made it literal. *Depends where my Lady looks. Narcin Niobite-Tantalite would work well if you want someone in Narciss. Gur Khan Jochi of the Estrin Dominion, Duke Merzi of Zweit in the Archduchy of Umbracrest, or even the last surviving member of the unique Dragoon House of Hussarsi, a Celestial Cavalier Aspirant named Draçaí Nostra Hussari would also be suitable candidates, in my opinion, and divine knowledge.*
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Vega sighed out loud, both in response to her father and Dawn.
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"Dawn, the House of Niobite-Tantalite is notoriously self-absorbed, I want nothing to do with Estrin or Umbracrest, and my family - including my distant Ego-Narca and Biggen-Ego relatives - would tear me limb from limb if I entered into a relationship with a Dragoon. Isn't that against the Code of the Dragoon anyway?" She argued with him.
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*Dragoons must display Valour in adversity, swear an oath to protect and self-sacrifice for the greater good, defend the faith and confederacy at all costs, have rigid routines as well as unwavering discipline, be loyal to one comrades, remain eternally vigilant, be compassionate in addition to everyone whenever possible and must never end their pursuit of knowledge. This is a summary of the Code of the Dragoon, even the full version has nothing in it about what you asked.*
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Vega considered herself corrected. Maybe Draçaí Nostra Hussari was not out of the question after all.
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"Let's go meet the De Naptons then."
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