☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Minister of Development and Culture, Celesta Uida Asukan, also did not sleep today, studying the material left by Erefir in the SRI P.O. Box.

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Ballad

- O-oo?.. "Here is a story for you, though incomplete, it has no beginning and no end." This is very, very good; the style is pleasant, the rhyme is present, and there is a masterfully conveyed meaning here. - Taking her seal in hand, she presses it to the first sheet, then places it in a separate folder. - What a rare find; I should suggest to Her Majesty that this ballad be used in some official capacity, only first it will need a stanza added about Emperor Purian. - Rereading the song once more, she analyzes its words in greater detail than before. - Scandalous lines... There don't seem to be any. Empress Shen is disliked neither among the people nor in historical and cultural circles, so there should be no issues with her description. Hmm, but the stanzas about Flanaravi and Abeas might still need to be slightly altered. - This time she picks up a blank sheet of paper and a quill, then proceeds to compose a letter.

"Honorable Erefir Linel Darvening,

I express the highest degree of respect for your ballad; now I am convinced that I was not mistaken when I decided to approach you with my modest proposal.

At present, I hope to publish your work for a wide audience; however, it requires certain revisions beforehand, and, in my opinion, the original author of the work should be responsible for carrying them out.

If it does not seem burdensome to you, allow me to ask you to add stanzas about Emperor Purian, and I would also like to show King Flanaravi and Emperor Abeas in a slightly more favorable light.

Send the version with the incorporated edits to my name at the SRI.

Sincerely, Celesta Uida Asukan."

Having finished the letter, she tasked one of her subordinates with delivering it to the Carneol P.O. Box.

And fourthly, he was undoubtedly wonderfully handsome!

- Yet another confirmation that, no matter what anyone says, appearance plays a huge role in a person's reputation, and political figures are no exception. Perhaps I should have asked them to evaluate the monarchs' appearance in addition to everything else? A bit absurd, but interesting.

The only thing I don't like is that his wife was a simple housewife lost in his greatness; I think with a worthy partner and a battle comrade he would have achieved much more.

- And who would have taken care of the home then, servants? That would hardly have reflected well on his historical image compared to what we have now. And what does "worthy" mean? Was Raula not considered such just because she didn't swing an axe? How disrespectful that is to the numerous generations of Margel women. But in any case, it's clear it was written from the heart, not out of a desire to please anyone, which makes this information very valuable, including for assessing the education and morality of the population.

Obviously, he was a very sensible guy who chose very good role models

- Beata Laxey... - Celesta glanced at the author's name again. - From this text, one gets the impression that you're talking about an old classmate, not a historical figure.

And her peculiar collection subtly hints that Hateya was into girls, he-he. Not judging at all!

- Just don't ever say that in public, or people won't understand.

Now this is what I would call "A Healthy Person's Lanigiroz".

- I should recommend she try her hand at writing humorous articles; I think people would appreciate it. She'll just need a reliable editor assigned to her.

Though, if he cared so much about the heir's health, he probably could have chosen a more distant relative – I've heard that closely related marriages can cause various diseases in children!

- You can't command the heart, as they say... Hmm, in the next census, we could add a point on this topic.

The story with the wife is, admittedly, very murky, but who can figure out these mages; maybe he just enlarged her breasts with magic, and then they made up all sorts of things about homunculi and so on.

- I wonder what is worse from the perspective of public and church morality – enlarging your wife's breasts with sorcery or creating a homunculus from scratch?

And the story with the wife is just the cherry on the cake, an offer you can't refuse, yeah, because since she's his subject, he had to use his power and leave the poor girl no choice...

- It seems that for the modern generation, feelings truly come first, and duty is behind. I'll have to take that into account.

It's a pity they stopped holding the "Golden Khurma" after him; I would have gladly participated in such a festival!

- Hmm... Perhaps tomorrow's... Today's festival will be named exactly that; the format is somewhat suitable anyway.

The case with Saikam makes one doubt the effectiveness of monarchy somewhat. This man was clearly not particularly interested in governing the state, although he still managed not to plunge the country into a crisis and showed himself as a benevolent and just king.

- I wonder what effective form of government Guyon Tamaris would propose as an alternative to monarchy?

The way he chose his wife perfectly complements the already unflattering portrait of a monarch who became one of the dark spots in our history. In my opinion, his end was quite natural.

- And why does this story affect our citizens so strongly?.. Tsar Calcite, for example, has fifty concubines whom he changes regularly and shows no more attention to than Flanaravi did.

The most useless monarch in the history of Velforn

- Yes, that's harsh. Your Majesty Sellun, please accept my condolences that future generations of your subjects speak of you this way.

but still, some of his hobbies and inventions were, in my opinion, far too eccentric – you need to know your limits.

- I wonder what exactly he means by that?

Celesta decided to rewrite Garret's numerical ratings on a separate sheet from highest to lowest.

I - Torvik the Founder - 10/10
XVIII - Hartrain es Diesra Arual - 10/10
VIII - Sillion es Diesra Arual - 10/10
XIV - Kermaria es Diesra Arual - 10/10
II - Arual es Diesra - 9/10
XI - Raidark es Diesra Arual - 9/10
III - Lanigiroz es Diesra Arual - 6/10
IV - Delsahid es Diesra Arual - 8/10
V - Hateya es Diesra Arual - 8/10
XVI - Naer es Diesra Arual - 8/10
VI - Floris es Diesra Arual - 7/10
VII - Saikam es Diesra Arual - 7/10
X - Velforn es Diesra Arual - 7/10
XIII - Shinalun es Diesra Arual - 7/10
IX - Flanaravi es Diesra Arual - 5/10
XII - Sellun es Diesra Arual - 3/10
XV - Shen es Diesra Arual - 1/10
XVII - Abeas es Diesra Arual - 2/10

- Most ratings are in the range from seven to ten, while the rest remain at the very bottom of the scale. Wouldn't a five-point scale be more effective? Otherwise... A fairly classic opinion. It seems that the foreign perspective doesn't differ much from ours.

Without a doubt, Torvik was a man unafraid to go against age-old traditions and foundations, which portrays him in an exclusively positive light.

- But if, in those times, the traditions and foundations of society were freedom, equality, and peacefulness, and the ruler went against them and introduced slavery into the economy and culture of society, replacing peace with war, would that have been a positive trait for you?.. - She glances at the author's name. - Alaria Doran. - Sighing, she looks wearily at the long-cold and empty coffee cup, then at her reflection in the window. - Alright, alright, that was unprofessional, you've convinced me.

He led a simple and harmonious family life and never kept servants. He remembered that he and the residents of Margel were part of a single whole, working for the benefit of their common prosperity, and did not let success go to his head.

- See, Beata Laxey? Someone understands it.

Note: In the sources known to me, it is indicated that all of Hateya's other heirs died in the war with Wallen, which ended in the year 144. At the same time, Floris's birth year is given as 158. I could not help but notice this small inconsistency, the causes of which would be worth looking into.

- A well-known error in some publications continues to haunt history enthusiasts to this day; they should be removed from libraries, both private and public, to avoid spreading incorrect information.

Falnaravi

- FLA, not FAL. One might assume the author is fixated on fal... Well, anyway. A person of my status should probably not make such jokes. Otherwise... A rare non-exclusively-negative assessment of this monarch these days; that's good, it speaks to well-developed critical thinking.

Instead of an essay, he decides to format the rating in a different way

- An extremely unusual format, laconic but very informative. I should study it carefully and adopt it; it will come in handy.

Having finished studying the submitted works, Celesta orders that 2000 rem be sent to Carneol; the authors also receive 2500 XP (static) and 1✹ (will be useful later)