Grancourt Family/Hanging Up the Pen

Hanging Up the Pen

(Beatrice has been one of Heen's main Bureaucrats for some time now. But the regions she is in charge of have not needed much work recently, and with the undead invasion apparently real, she has decided to take up the sword again and renew her capabilities).

The Time for Fighting

I have decided that i have been working the papers for far too long. My hands are tired of holding a quill, and the ink has stained my fingers a dark blue. I will have to wait for the skin to fall off due to age before they return to normal.

So, it is time that i held a sword again. Heen currently has 4 Bureaucrats (including myself), and this is more than enough. I haven't done any work in the last couple of weeks within the regions i was supposed to look after, they are more or less self-sufficient. I have been training some of the mentors at the acedemy as they now recognise my skill is far greater than theirs, and even though i am a woman, they see my skills as a valuable asset - so that more people will benefit from their teachings.

It certainly has been a while since i wielded my sword, but i have not forgotten how to use it. I have spent many nights practising with the blade while travelling from region to region. I still class myself as fairly adept, and wsh to join in our defence of this continent from the undead and monster scum that seem to think they own it.

I also miss the company of a group of soldiers to train with. The last men I commanded have been doing a great job in Kif. I have had no problems with the region for a long time now, indeed the locals seem to have gotten very friendly with the group of men i dropped there some time ago. So, I will wait here for taxes, and recruit a unit. Although, If you wish me to train a unit for militia purposes then I would be glad to do that also.

The time has come to fight, and i do not think undead believe that the pen is mightier than the sword...