The Nature and Kynde of a Lyon (1/6)

[whit_merule]

“Wherefore beware who so euyr bere lyons or a lyon in armys, that he do not ayen the nature and kynde of a lyon.”
And therefore let him who bears lions or a lion on his coat of arms beware: let him do nothing contrary to the nature and kind of a lion.
John de Bado Aureo, in Tractatus de armis (A tract on arms/heraldry), written for Richard II’s

Comments

[fuck_of_nature]

I'm totally obsessed with this right now.

[whit_merule]

Aw, thank you! This is a verse I keep returning to in my head as an interesting place to explore 'what-ifs' of interaction - it's good to know it can be a bit of that for other people as well!

[fuck_of_nature]

Is more planned?!

[whit_merule]

Planned, no. My mental schedule is too full, both with other stories and real work (which occupies the same space as stories in my head, since it involves a lot of writing), to take on another major project. And the only stories that need telling in this universe are fairly long and complex, so, no, not currently. Maybe sometime, if inspiration strikes - I certainly haven't ruled it out! I meant more that I use this world to sort of play with dynamics and ideas in my head, since the basis of its society is so different - it can be interesting to transpose an idea from one world to another to see what changes, and what that says about the subconscious assumptions I'm making about what counts as a 'natural' reaction to something, that sort of thing. :)