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Greetings from Godfrey!

Ellisif writes, in response to something I said:
> 
>>(This isn't just a case of sour grapes from a scribe; I haven't been
>>called upon to make any court scrolls.  I'd just like to SEE the scrolls
>>as they're being awarded.)
> 
> Have you suggested this to the herald before court, or more generally to
> the kingdom herald?  The folks in charge may simply have not thought of
> it.

The Signet Clerk supposedly mentioned it several times to the King.

Perhaps in the next reign, things will change; the Crown Princess is 
herself a scribe.  If not, I think I shall try to gain their ears for
a brief moment...


> I was going to email this, but the general theme applies more widely:
> don't assume the people running things have thought of every detail that
> would make the court/tourney/feast/newsletter/whatever more interesting.
> Very few people will get huffy at a sincere, polite suggestion -- though
> courtesy demands that you not approach the herald as the procession is
> forming, or the cook right before the first remove, and so forth.  Most
> people, in my experience, will welcome the input; it's very rare.

Good advice; I thank you for it.

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