A Tale of Two Lions, Monday, Period 2

[halfman-lion.livejournal.com]

It was the start of a new school year. If Tyrion were at all melancholy at the passage of time, it was strongly overlaid by his excitement at new students, new books, new ideas to impart …

New teaching partner.

"Hello," he said, once everyone seemed to be in place. He was sitting on the desk again; otherwise, the contrast between his height and Ghanima's felt comic. "I'm Tyrion Lannister and this is Ghanima Atreides. Welcome to A Tale of Two Lions. If you are ruthless, power-hungry, and generally desperate to be allowed to tell other people what to do … you may actually be in the right place."

"Or, rather, not desperate to tell people what to do, you just do it anyway," Ghanima teased gently. "Whether you feel you are meant for power, or other people are telling you that you are, we're here to make sure you not only survive it, but that you rule. Not your advisers, not your counsel, but you."

"And with any luck," Tyrion added, "you'll do it with some mercy for those who must bow the knee to you. But this class is about what happens, and what you must do, before you can take any power. So we all know each other better, we'd like you to discuss today where power comes from in your homelands."

"So tell us where you come from, why you have come from there, and how power is invested and transferred," Ghanima stated. "Are you kings, queens, titans of industry or from a clan of ruling sages? What is the power that you hope to wield, and how is it traditionally taken?"

[OOC: Cowritten with atreideslioness.]

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Re: Introductions [8/27]

[nomelancholy.livejournal.com]

"Ulrik, of House Oldenburg, in Denmark," Ulrik introduced himself. "I am from Denmark, which is a monarchy- technically, the king is elected by a council of nobles, although in practice it is almost always his eldest son who ends up with the position. I myself am a third son, and seemed destined for nothing more than administration of a minor province. Fate, however, had other plans, and I find myself in the position of inheriting not one crown, but three. I am here because the political situation in my world is- complicated, at the moment, and I must learn to adapt to the new ideas regarding government that are beginning to spread across the continent."

Re: Introductions [8/27]

[atreideslioness]

"Do you prefer Lord, Prince, or simply Ulrik?" Ghanima asked practically. "Are these three crowns at least congruent with each other, or do you face geographic challenges as well as changing ideas of government?"

Re: Introductions [8/27]

[nomelancholy.livejournal.com]

"I've grown used to Ulrik in my time here," he admitted. "And they are- fairly congruent? One is actually the union of two separate nations, which presents its own challenges, politically."