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--- Quote from: Lash Dresden on July 22, 2011, 07:51:04 PM ---I think being named an Esquire of the Summer Court was separate from being granted one favor. As I understand it, it's a title that was bestowed on him, and (unless Titania revokes it I guess) it's life long.
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That would be my take on it also. The favor (and the leaf pin which signified it) was a one time use kind of thing. (The sidhe would doubtless be very uncomfortable with any mortal to ever have a permanent right to claim one favor after another forever.)
The Summer Court's use of Esquire would be somewhat comparable, in my thinking, to how a knighthood or a life-peerage is applied in the UK. Someone's meritorious service is recognized by bestowal of a formal recognition, which carries the right to thereafter be addressed for all the rest of his/her life by an honorific such as Sir/Dame, or Lord/Lady, as appropriate.
Serack:
I liked an analogy given earlier in that a retired President still gets the honor of the title.
Lash Dresden:
I dunno, Serack, I don't think he just keeps the title like a former president. I think he still actually is an Esquire of the Summer Court.
And, of course, Harry being an Esquire of Summer as well as the Winter Knight must cause no end of headaches for each court's royal office of protocol. :D
MX:
--- Quote from: Lash Dresden on July 23, 2011, 01:08:59 AM ---I dunno, Serack, I don't think he just keeps the title like a former president. I think he still actually is an Esquire of the Summer Court.
And, of course, Harry being an Esquire of Summer as well as the Winter Knight must cause no end of headaches for each court's royal office of protocol. :D
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Heh, then you have the whole killing of a queen thing. And, as Rashid pointed out, assisting two people in taking up powerful positions in the Summer Court. Oh, and it might be mentioned that said people actually paid Harry to find Lily so it could be thought that Harry was hired to kill the Queen to replace her.
And now he's the Winter Knight. Awkward...
Serack:
Ok this observation by Tempus Corvus absolutely rocks, and I wanted to make sure it got into this topic.
--- Quote from: Tempus Corvus on July 27, 2011, 05:24:36 PM ---Also, May 9, 11, and 13 were the three feast days for the Roman festival of Lemuria. This was when the Romans were supposed to perform rites that would exorcise the lemures from their homes.
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Prisc, I don't remember getting an exact date from the book, what's your source for GS starting on May 9th?
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