Carelia Times/Issue 12

The Carelia Times
Price: Free	Editor: Zerric Zorrathspace	Issue: No. 12 March 2008

The March of War, the heartbreak of losing Dear readers of the Carelian Times, It has been some time since i have wrote anything about the going ons in Carelia, mostly because not much has been happening. However recently, it has been since my expulsion from the senate as a listening only vassal. i was given the position to be able to write about and defend Carelias actions from its attackers. a position granted to me by the once former Great King Kronos. while he did in the end betray his country, he while king was very honorable. Recently and unbeknown to me i had been removed from that position, one can only be left to reason why this was. It was barley announced we were at war before we were marching, in fact many a nobles had issues with the way it had happened and in particular with ASI, a longtime ally of ours. you would think such thinking by the monarchy and senate would be reasoned out to the common noble but alas it was not. with no dissension from anyone we marched off to war. with no explanation from anyone we marched off to war. major battles have been fought, and in my opinion we have yet to show Carelias true teeth. while we are winning the war, with so many nations arrayed against ASI, this is nothing spectacular. Nobles in this government are treated like pawns, to be moved with no explanation, so our hearts are not into the fight. I had in the beginning requested reasoning from Marshal Sonya not to mention a destination, none had been forthcoming. It seems that with power some elitism creeps into even the best of nobles. since then she has apologized for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of an over matched ASI, and for that she has earned some respect back. My beloved Carelia fails to see how things are headed, i claim no such monopoly on common sense. nor do i despise our leaders, most work fiercely for Carelia, in the end however they usually make the same mistakes many of the leaders did in the past. keep everything secret. while this may seem like the best plan for success, i as always argue against it. Garthon, who i, when first elected was stunned to see how forthcoming he was with the common noble has seen him collapse back into his shell. no doubt working to secure Carelias future with the senate in a wrong headed fashion. i have failed to win the Judgeship a few days ago, my fault by far as i have probably made a few enemies and didn't turn to the common noble for my votes. i shall try harder next time. Leta was the winner by a respectable margin, only time will tell if she bows to the whims of power or does the nessecary changes Carelia truly needs. whist it does indeed hurt to lose the election i am hopeful that Leta does well in my stead. in closing it is my hope that things change soon, for i fear Atamaras politics are a a volcano waiting to erupt and Carelia only appears safe from the molt for the time being.