[!] A letter is penned back to House Gwentyr [!]

It bore the sealed sigil of House Mekrov- the parchment was tan, with black ink that was written into the paper with ease and with warrant. As the true Lord-Protector of House Gwentyr came forth, so did the effort of which the letter was penned. Time passed, and it arrived to the doorstep of Lord-Protector Lynmard Lomstedt; another Reliquary, an Order of which Riftan has encountered much conflict with over the pass many weeks.

To Lord-Protector Lynmard Lomstedt,

The Centrism of Archon, and so the nature of the House you are within, amuses me. Such a nature of your peoples are not a mystery to me, it is natural to always maintain an intellectual and moral highground that 'anyone' can rise too if they but become apart of your people themselves. Centrism is an infection, a tumor that should be removed by sword or scalpel- for Centrism seeks to appease all, but only ends up appeasing none. It is simple dialectics; there is a thesis, and an antithesis. A pendulum that either goes left, or right. In the end, there is a synthesis- and, the cycle continues. Centrism is an anomaly, and it should be destroyed as a concept entirely. While your well-written essay is indeed impressive; answering to it is rather a headache, however, I will do so out of honor and tact. It is odd that the Archon, who pride themselves with understanding, somehow fail to understand the concept of what the Lothar Order, and so what the Kriv people, believe.

There is no political plot because my political beliefs, and so my plots, have already been announced. It would surprise you to know that I am, past any existential belief that people have made up in their heads, easy to understand. It's as simple as a children's tale. House Mekrov will fulfil the role of Dictat within the Archipelago. We will forever act within the grounds of our own peoples, and our duty as Lothar. We will defend our homeland of Zemlya from foreign Nobility that has no regard for our cultural beliefs neither the people that live within them. We will fight the Occult, and Occult Noble Houses. Might it be noteworthy that /you/ are Occult, Lord-Protector. My response is not a sword [as I am a Darkwald] because you are a Knight of this Empire first.

You mention the history of House Sorenvik, and House Hjortsund. It is not my prerogative neither my duty to care about that. At first; it was believed that there was a mass of new Unionists that have entered the Empire, only for it to be revealed that they were all faking it. Hvitskag rebelled against the Empire, and following that, Members of the False-Elven State arrived to meet with Velheim Diplomats. Tyrellande accepted False-Elven support, becoming a pseduo-member of their apparatus that has no claim over their own homeland.  It also something to note that the original document of which the 'Steel Dawn' decree contained was in-fact forfietting rights of citizenship for Afflicted. Unless you are wanting to defend the citizenship of Afflicted within the Empire, this point falls apart. In-fact, you should be investigated for Pro-Afflicted sympathies. However, if you simply failed to remember, that is fair. We all make mistakes.

Warmonger? Violent? Is this supposed to be a surprise? I do not acknowledge any foreign apparatus that is not the Regalian Empire. Warmongering, and violence, comes with the political beliefs that I hold. However, it is funny that you mention 'bloodshed' when in-fact I spilled none. But the Reliquary Order are not obligated to uphold any virtue of honesty or un-bias belief like the Viridian Order hold. I tried telling you this in the All-Beacon Temple, but you simply denied it and continued believing as you saw fit. Because you are bias, filled with political belief and deception meant to tarnish. Which I do not fault you for; the Darkwald do advocate for the annihilation of your foreign religion, and the Occult overall. That is the nature of conflict, and that is the nature of the weak that they would utilize more subtle tools rather than fight us upon the field like true Knights and Warriors should. When it comes to Countess Gwentyr, being a Celate does not grant immunity from criticism. Countess Gwentyr failed to read the writing on the wall when she sought to claim Zemlya {Krainivaya} land, as well as land currently occupied by the Lothar Order, and then immedietly go against everything that the Krainivaya and the Lothar Order believed in. House Gwentyr is a House of no repute. This is the first time I've ever seen House Gwentyr do anything, and it is writing a letter.

Your final paragraph does come from a good heart, however, it would surprise you to know that the Archipelago is actually a dangerous place for some people. Even in Zemlya, we deal with Dymolov Vampires and other threats that have encroached upon our territory. While some lands are peaceful, others are not. You would also be surprised to know that as a Lothar, people are actually out to kill me. People are actually out to try and take Kriv lands- House Gwentyr is actually a great example. Your points, once more, come from a good place- however, they crumble because they lack any actual context as to the ongoings of the City and the ongoings of the areas that I have prerogative over. Also, in matter of the Iron-Peace, we both agree. Which is why I am confused as to what you were trying to do if not an attempt to paint me uninformed or misunderstanding of the Empire's current situation.

Lord-Protector Riftan Mekrov

Purger-Knight of the Lothar Order

OOC

I don't really know what ur message is talking about but probably just dm me on discord cause saying it on the forums doesn't seem like the place