OC Penpals!
So I got this idea from reading puella_nerdii's advice column thread, and thinking to myself, "Writing to one of Puel's characters as one of my characters? That sounds like fun! --But they don't know each other very well yet! What are they supposed to talk about?"
And then I thought to myself, "PENPAL THREAD," and that brings us up to now.
( Thanks for the recap. So what is it? )
And then I thought to myself, "PENPAL THREAD," and that brings us up to now.
( Thanks for the recap. So what is it? )
To his Mister Baschi,
Wow, ive never had someone call me a royal majesty before!
I hope i got your name rit this time! You have a realy intersting name- i havent heard one like it at leest.
What situation do you need to wate for too ask me something? I dont think something will happen?
Yeah, i wanna learn realy quick, beacuse i think that if you have a king, you want him to be...wel red? I dont know what that means, but my tutor says its a good thing.
Too be fair, im not a noble at al, nun of my family too! I decided i want to be a king, so i just thogt, what does a king got have that makes him a king? And i said, wel... he needs a kingdom! So me and my friends left our farms, we wasnt serfs thouh! We was free men and there ladys, so we didnt belong to the maner. My tutor met me and he told me about a land no one owned, so we got setled there. Its a lot of mountans, so its hard to farm. Guess its why noone wanted it! But we are farmers, except my tutor, so weve ben figuring it al out!
Wow, so not al the kings kno how to write? Wel, i think writing and reading is important anyway. You know, i don't want too just write leters for king stuff! Personal leters are good too! I write too you, since were friends now, and i also want too write to the prince in the kingdom next too mine. His name is Gavriil, but he spels it with leters i can't read, and hes the reasun i want too be a king. In thees parts, you cant marry a prince unles your a noble too. I met him by luck a year ago, when he went to see the king from were i was born! Al the people love him, and tel alot of things about him, but then i got too find out it was rite! Hes gentel and polite and realy intela smart. He told me he doesnt want to find another lord too mary, and he doesnt want a queen consert too! But i really think im in love with him, so i want too write leters too him so he knos. I want too learn his leters too, but now i think i cant do al that! Gavriil knos my leters, so ill use those now.
At your service? Do you want too be part of my kingdom too?
Thanks for writing me,
PK
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Ah, I see! Many aspiring royals got their start just as you have. Generally, one gets together a group of friends, or at least individuals who can be compelled to follow you, and you take over a bit of land, and possibly conquer a few surrounding provinces in order to neaten up the lines on the map, and then you start collecting taxes. At that point, you have everything you need to be a kingdom except for the recognition of your fellow states. Until you have that, I'm afraid, you may be in a bit of hot water, but keep fighting them off and sending them letters, and particularly establish trade with them, so that invading you will be detrimental to their economy, and you should be able to establish yourself soon enough.
I wish you the best of luck.
Although, if your reason for founding a kingdom is to win the heart of this neighboring prince, have you considered any alternatives? After all, it's quite possible that your ambitions on his borders may place you at odds. I'm not familiar with the political climate of your region, but perhaps you could apply for vasselage under his kingdom? Once you're established, of course. You could even arrange it as a political marriage, if your territory were desirable enough. It would be no bad thing, for him to marry you to bring your territory into the fold.
Who is this advisor of yours, may I ask? What qualifications does he have?
With affection,
M.de Baschi
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