I am easy to find
The law is what seperates us from the monsters of the wild woods. I ask the criminal general Archavion to look at himself and see what he has become.
The Rahvin were foreigners, thus protected by Imperial law and were seeking to work with us through legal means.
The Empire had sworn no harm would come to them.
I had sworn no harm would come to them.
You knew that.
There were legal ways to secure the land and resources your nation had won. Better, wiser and more glorious citizens were pursuing those methods whilst you grew impatient like a petulant child.
You turned to lawlessness because you lacked the skill to execute your vision any other way. You have hurt your nation in your weakness.
If you truly believed you were enacting Dawn's will you would not have hid this scheme from us.
You would not have cynically waited until I had been asked to claim another army and could not stop you.
You would not have undermined the hours of work myself and members of Earl's council put into negotiating in good faith with Imperial diplomats to secure Dawn's resources through legal means.
You would not have ignored the only words I have ever spoken to you which were 'I do not want the Rahvin dead'.
You would not have committed this crime.
You may invoke our virtue but you do not act in our name.
You have betrayed the Empire, you have betrayed me, you have betrayed the loyalty of the soldiers you command and you have betrayed your nation.
You are a wolf guised as a conqueror, paying with your blood will not wipe this stain from your soul.
Archavion is a criminal. There is no place for criminals at our hearth.
This crime will be answered to the absolute fullest extent of the law.
You have achieved nothing for your nation but death and shame.
You have created a desert and called it peace and now you and the people of Dawn must learn to live in it.
Overview
Emperor Vesna has used their power to address the Empire to send a personal message to all Imperial citizens. This message relates to the ongoing situation in the Barrens, specifically the orders issued to the Gryphon's Pride.
As with other uses of this power, the civil service has ensured the message is heard by citizens across the Empire and beyond.
Significance
The Throne has the power to nominate a single Imperial citizen who can deliver a message to the people of the Empire each summit. It is common practice for the Throne to use this power themselves, when they wish to speak to all their people about important matters.
Previous Addresses
Emperor Vesna
- I am easy to find (Winter 386YE)
- Signal fire (Autumn 386YE)
- Inextricable, indefatigable, and inevitable (Summer 386YE)
- Coronation address (Spring 386YE)
Imperatrix Lisabetta
- No time for ease (Autumn 383YE)
- Nothing great without cost (Winter 382YE)
- United in Law (Spring 382YE)
- Proud to Serve (Autumn 381YE)
- In Virtue and Reason (Summer 381YE)
- Coronation address (Autumn 380YE)