1)
“Lord Wolf, we all serve the King, yet you are our battlefield leader, and since we fled—”
“Departed, PLEASE. On a strategic relocation.”
“—since we strategically located by departing, please, we have been on a war footing, …#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 9, 2019
2)
…in our realm which is at war all around us.”
“Well said, Palonder. Elvar, Chant, note the courtier-like recapitulation of the blindingly obvious to us all. Designed to reassure the listener that the courtier does, in fact, …#epic fantasy 3)
…know what he’s talking about. It’s usually a ruse, but encourages a civil reception.”
“You mean, as opposed to the hurling of rotten eggs, vegetables, and dead cats? Which I’m personally tempted to do in this case because…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 9, 2019
4)
…you assumed, aloud, that a courtier would be a ‘he.’”
“Lady, you have misconstrued. I SAID ‘he’ because female courtiers, as a rule, DO know what they’re talking about. So it’s not a ruse in their case. For the realm to…#epic fantasy 5)
…function at all, we do require SOME competence among courtiers. And that’s where the women come in.”
“Ignored, belittled, overworked, and at less than half the pay.”
“But of course. We speak of reality, not bardic fantasy.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 9, 2019
