Official Press Release from the Royal Council of Princesses
for widest possible distribution to All Provinces of Foxwood
and throughout the Wolf Steppes
Official Royal Decree of
          Princess Winona, Belle of Leo, Princess of Bliss

                          in WARMEST WELCOME of
                  Larissa
                 Our newest Visitor to Foxwood

          This afternoon I had the distinct honor and the even greater pleasure of meeting and greeting  Larissa,  our newest Visitor to our beloved Foxwood!   I hereby officially proclaim her to be a Wonder and True Treasure well worthy of the loving embrace of all the good citizens of the Kingdom!  I entreat all good and loyal subjects of the Twelve Jeweled Throne to take her into your hearts, grant her every protection and guidance, and bestow upon her all the love, friendship and courtesies that are the hallmark of the many peoples of our unique realm.  I bless you in advance for what I know will be your impeccable and trustworthy stewardship of this remarkable young woman during her time here in Foxwood.  We can only hope she will benefit from what joys and wonders we have to offer her as much as the benefit in joys and wonders I can already foretell she will be sharing with all of us!
          F.Y.I. ---   Larissa will be under the direct care, supervision and tutelage of Reggie & Bea of the fox hamlet of Radiance (my hometown!), capital of the Province of Bliss (my home province!)   Many of you know Reggie as a former Scholar-In-Residence at  the prestigious Institute for the Higher Sciences & Sublime Arts.  Bea was of course the culinary genius in the kitchen of the Purest Bliss Pie Shoppe, the legendary bistro she and Reggie owned and operated for so many years after he retired from the Institute.  (Oh how I remember Bea’s sumptuous and scrumptious blueberry-beetle pies!  My favorite guilty pleasure indulgence of all time!)
          One Last Note …   I just want all subjects of the Kingdom to know that, from what I’ve had the pleasure of perusing so far, Larissa is certainly one of the Finest, if not actually in fact, just definitely maybe, the Greatest sketch artist and painter portraitist who has ever come to adventure in Foxwood .  One might even venture the notion or opinion that her arrival among us here, at this very special time, just might even be the prophetic answer to a fabled prayer.
                                                                   My love is as ever with you all,
                                                                                                          Winona

An excerpt from…
Lord Chamberlain Reynard’s Rules of Order

from Chapter 3:

Proper Etiquette for the Loyal Subject
Upon Visiting Foxwood Castle and
Upon Meeting Royalty.

Rule One.   Obey at all the times the orders, commands and directions of The Lord Chamberlain.  He is the Director, Steward and Guide to all who enter and have business within the Castle.  He is there for your protection, for your edification, and to do what he can to help you not embarrass yourself on a day you should well remember for a lifetime as Glorious (not Abjectly Humiliating).

Rule Two.   Royal Subjects, be they Foxes, Wolves, Faeries, Sprites, Trolls (and even & especially Cats ) bow ONLY to King Anton, and NOT to the Council Princesses.  The proper greeting in the presence of a Princess is to Follow Her Lead.  If she extends her royal hand, you may touch it with your own; should she open her arms to embrace you, you should hug her just as she hugs you; should she bestow a kiss upon your cheek, you should then (and only then!) kiss her cheek in return.  Foxes and Wolves should abide in the knowing that the Sacred Compact forever sanctioning the Princesses’ Royal Station and Reign in Foxwood is bedrocked in their Beloved Status.  We have vowed our loyalty to the rule of Princesses, in the Absence of King Anton, the Fox of Nine Tails, because of the order and peace their wisdom and goodness has brought to our Kingdom.  We will love the Princesses and abide by their guidance for as long as they continue to love and care for us as unreservedly as we do of them.  That is the Sacred Compact, the Forever Bond.  We love & adore the Princesses.  But we are NOT slaves of them.  No bowing and no kneeling.  And, certainly, no fainting.

Rule Three.  Refer back to Rule One.  If you memorize Rules One through Two, then you pretty much know all you have to know for visiting the Castle (if invited – ONLY if invited).  But – and I cannot emphasize this too much! – especially commit to memory RULE ONE.  If more of you would simply adhere properly to Rule One, then life around Athena would move along quite a bit more smoothly and sanely – now wouldn’t it!  So why don’t you guys just go ahead and learn how to obey Rule One ? Why?!  Just tell me! Why?!!

… End of Excerpt…

CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNIQUE

EYES ONLY

DUPLICATION PUNISHABLE BY EXILE OR WORSE



FROM:   SUPREME COMMANDER RAVENAL

TO:         ALL LOYAL REGIONAL COMMANDERS OF THE WOLFEN GUARD



I AM DECLARING A KINGDOM-WIDE EMERGENCY AT THIS TIME.

BY MAJORITY WOLFEN GUARD COMMAND DECISION AND DECREE,

I, RAVENAL, AM NOW ASSUMING SUPREME COMMAND OF THE WOLFEN GUARD,  AND PROVISIONAL GUARDIANSHIP OF ALL FOXWOOD.



FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY, AND TO AVERT A PUBLIC PANIC, THE COUNCIL OF PRINCESSES ARE NOT TO BE ADVISED OF THE SUSPENSION OF THEIR AUTHORITY AND REDUCTION IN LEGAL STATUS TO “ADVISORY ONLY” DURING THIS TIME OF EMERGENCY.



ALL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AUTHORITY IS AT THIS TIME VESTED IN ME  AND IN MY CENTRAL COMMAND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  ALL ORDERS MADE BY THE COUNCIL OF PRINCESSES ARE SUBJECT TO MY REVIEW BEFORE BEING CARRIED OUT.



IMMEDIATE COMMANDS OF SUPREME CMDR RAVENAL:



1.    FIND AND DETAIN WOLFEN KNIGHT NATHANIEL IMMEDIATELY.

2.    FIND AND DETAIN THE ALIEN ASAP.

3.    ARREST STUART THE SNIVELING PROVOCATEUR FOX.

4.    ARREST THAT HEINOUS SPRITE ELRIK.

5.    TRY TO UPHOLD ALL LEGAL RIGHTS OF ARRESTEES WHENEVER FOX POTENTIAL WITNESSES ARE NEARBY.



BURN THIS AFTER READING.