I wanted to give myself a bit of a break between the event itself, and writing about it, so that I might have a minute to not only catch my breath, but reflect on it without feeling overwhelmed, in a good way. Having said that, most stories begin at the start, but this one will begin at the end.
The Order of the Pearl
I was inducted into the Order of the Pearl on Saturday, February 18th, Ymir 49. The Order and their Majesties, King Abran de la Barra and Queen Anya Shchulepnikov bestowed the honor during evening court. My scroll was made by Caterina di Paulo (Shannon Hamilton) in cooperation with Maîstresse Philomene de Lys (Michele Stech). To say that Caterina made a scroll is an understatement. She gave me the most incredible gift, a story. Pulling elements from the story of Taliesin, she crafted an incredible narrative full of magic, books, and a dragon (with the single most gorgeous calligraphy known to man and beast).
Transformation plays a key role in the story and honestly, through the story and the induction as a whole, I do feel transformed. The magic at play, of course, was that of love. It occurs to me in retrospect that the making of a Pearl in Atlantia is not dissimilar to that of nature’s. Only, in this case, it is the work of many.
