The Royal Council

[Celtic_Punk]

The Greek frowns at Hilarion's condescending manner and inability to listen"I have introduced myself, you have clearly decided not to give me time of day. I shall say it again. My name is Duros."

"Also, Cunobelinus would not be inheriting the Satrapy, but taking care of it until the bedridden Satrap is ready to take his post once more. Dismantling the Satrapy is as foolish as it is drastic. Egypt needs direct leadership, not distant control. It is home to several great cities not small backwater towns... The edict is fully legal, there is no law stating the Satrap cannot appoint one of his aids to run things while he is unable to do that himself for whatever reason. There is no law stating the council cannot appoint such a man either. This is not inheritance, but rather a temporary replacement till the Satrap himself is ready to take over. The man is very sick. Should his illness be blamed on him? Should he lose his job for just that? Should he succumb to his illness we can always find a new Satrap. This edcit would not be handing the satrapy over, just lending the full authority of it to one of its aids till necessary."
He clears his throat, thinks for a second and then once again speaks.
"Also how can You be forced to make decisions. These are not your decisions to make. Where is the Basileus? His campaign is on halt and I am surprised to not be addressing him, instead of his servant. If Cunobelinus' lieutenant can make it to the Council from the middle of the desert why cannot the Basileus? Before you propose this edict, on behalf of the Satrapy of Egpyt and the General, I demand proof that this is the Basileus' decision and not your own! The Greek pulls a parchment out from his clothes and shows it to the council"Here is my signed proof that I represent Cunobelinus, and it details the edict he sent me here to propose! Where is your proof? Until the Basileus can reassure us himself that you speak truly on behalf of his intentions Your say should be null. From what I've heard about you there are some suspicions. I must say your lack of attentiveness to pick up my name shows your disinterest in what the other's here are trying to achieve. This sort of behaviour of yours is counter-productive. Just like your new edict."

"Should the current Satrap of Egypt be removed, The Satrapy should stay, and Cunobelinus should be placed in his stead. Cunobelinus has served the in the Arche's military since 273 and has shown in his governance of Memphis that he can properly administer,delegate tasks, and manage a populace. He has shown leadership and has won more battles against the odds that no other General in the Arche can boast. Egypt and the Nile are the Arche's biggest assets, and should be trusted to a man no less than Cunobelinus. He has overcome many enemies and served the Basileus himself on the battlefield. He has shown that he thinks nothing of himself but only of the security and well being of those he is responsible for, by going beyond the call of duty to insure such security of the Satrapy and thus of the Arche. He should be given this authority, as he has been running the Satrapy himself within the bounds of his Aidship for sometime anyway."

"And one more thing... Hilarion, if you have indeed been speaking for the Basileus since he left to campaign, why does he seem so Hell bent on the destruction of the Satrapy of Egypt, and Cunobelinus? Since Cunobelinus has left to secure the Arche's borders he has recieved absolutely no support what so ever, and has had to resort to his own resourcefulness to supply himself and his men. Why is the General's prior service to the Arche completely forgotten? Even the charges levied on him after he'd garnered a purely volunteer force from Alexandriea seem to discount prior service. It seems that it's his record of many victories is what is being held against him. Or does that the fact that he's a Celt means he deserves ill treatment? or even worse no support while campaigning on behalf of the Basileus and his empire? It seems as if you or the Basileus are trying to trap him behind the Ptolemaic lines. Do we need a repeat of Xenophon's army's march? When all you need to do is authorize garrisoning of a few small towns, these choices you've made seem quite suspect. What are your intentions by not garrisoning these newly added settlements? Do you wish to trap Cunobelinus? Do you wish to see he and his men surrounded and butchered? or worse even captured? Are you trying to push him away from the Arche? It seems you are trying to make an enemy out of him. He is a very very big Celt. And worse is he's a very good at what he does, and is a very well liked General at the head of an army. Pissing him off might not be a very smart thing, especially since he's just an honourable soldier trying to do his duty to his country, and nothing more."