[Cynnabar] A tale of a former Cynnabarian from afar

[Wendy Gouine via Barony]

Many thanks, I need to hear heartwarming stories like this.

> On Feb 22, 2019, at 7:49 PM, Derian le Breton via Barony <barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:
> 
> A friend of mine, formerly of Caid, reports the following:
> 
> "Estrella War, 2003
> 
> I was on Gerhart and Una's court. We'd arrived on Tuesday, and it had rained everyday, all day. Friday night was the worst, and the Caidan encampment flooded.
> 
> Saturday morning the skies had cleared, but much of the Caidan encampment were under six inches or more of water.
> 
> Gerhart (who I'm sure many Caidan's remember, is a big, strong guy) was helping everyone carry, well, everything. Una was keeping it all organized. It was cold, wet work. They could have delegated the unpleasantness to others, and gone about the morning's business, but They didn't. 
> 
> We'd just finished turning the Caidan Royal Pavilion into a drying center when the King of Atenveldt and His entourage arrived.
> 
> "Your Majesty" He said addressing Gerhart, "I've come to talk to you about today's battles."
> 
> Gerhart didn't hesitate a moment...
> 
> "I have a better idea." He said "You win. I have people I need to get out of the mud."
> 
> And then he went back to taking care of His people. It's been 16 years, I can still see him standing there, muddy to his knees and unwilling to leave us to fend for ourselves.
> 
> I have served many Kings and Queens, as well as a few Princes and Princesses. I have never been prouder of any of them than I was of Gerhart von Cynnabar in that moment."
> 
> -Derian.
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