Protege fealty Oath - Catelin Straquhin

Today, Anno Societatis LX, the act of touching on diverse orders for apprentices and mentor relationships. 

The subjects of said partnership with all agencies empowered by the pact as follows and described to enforce regulations for all parties for personal improvement and success moving forward on this date as transcribed here. 

The education and exercising of the Tailor's Art, mysteries or manual occupation and such duties on  behalf of Catelin Straquhin, henceforth referred to as Apprentice. 

To serve and be bound after custom of Maestra Sofya Gianetta di Trieste, henceforth referred to as Laurel.

Provided by the Laurel to the Apprentice: Education, learning and passing of wisdom in regards to the ancient and honorable craft of the Tailor. 

Up to including if not exceeding the exchange of knowledge of tools of the trade 

Evaluating capabilities of fabrics

Literacy of the particulars shaping aforementioned fabrics with the tools of the trade. 

All processes of filling, finishing and flourishing of the garment shall be passed to the Apprentice. 

Provided by the Apprentice: Their service toward the goal of education in the defined process as previously listed. 

During the contracted time, It shall not be lawful for said apprentice to exercise their presence in unsuitable locations such as but not limited to appearing in taverns of ill repute, houses of indiscriminate personages, participate in games that hold questionable legalities and so forth and so on. Ad infinitum, ad nauseum. 

As provided this act of apprenticeship shall not extend to prejudice of any liberties under the company of tailoring, the people of the Crown Province of Ostgarde, and under the Tyger Thrones of the East Kingdom and beyond. 

As agreed and stated outright in front of witnesses of undeniable repute. To be concluded at such time as the Laurel feels the Apprenticeship has successfully completed their obligations. 

Catelin Straquhin (space for signature) 

Maestra Sofya Gianetta di Trieste. (space for signature)

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Baroness' Oath of Fealty - An Dubhaigeainn

Dear Autocorrect, the word “Duck,” always means BLOG!

The soon to be Baroness’ of An Dubhaigeainn, Hugoline the Delicate and Fiona The Volatile,

 asked me to write their fealty to Their Majesties at their upcoming Investiture at St Andrew Enters York With A Brave Heart.
They requested limericks and duck puns.
I was so down for that.

The first thing I do for a punny post is to gather as many puns as possible. 149 Duck Puns That’ll Definitely Coax A Giggle Out Of You and Duck Puns So Funny They’ll Quack You up With Laughter, provided many. Soon, the Google Docs page for this scroll was swimming with duck puns.
Rhymezone.com next for the word duck. Not only was I going to need to visit there for the limerick but the site has a feature called “More ideas” where they list “Nouns for Duck” and “People also search for.” These were also copied onto the work in progress document .  Then the composing began. 

I had so much commentary running through my head that I ended up writing their Next-cellencies a bit of a script:

KEY

Oath of Fealty

Hugoline the Delicate

Fiona The Volatile 

Together 

We’ll not be an albatross - 

Psst! Wrong bird! Duck!
Why? Oh! Right, ahem -

We will not duck Our obligation

In taking on this new station

Honored that you think We’ll

Be those that fit the bill

As we waddle through Our oration

 

For events starting at quack of dawn

We will be there for folk to egg on 

Fowl weather won't stop us

We'll be worth all this fuss

As the newly webbed footed Barons 

Ness! 

I mean yes, but Barons scanned better! 

Baroness-ess! 

Your Majesties chose Us for Our pluck! 

For the Barony of Landed Duck 

Oh! Our An Dubhaigeainn

We’re egg-cite! for this scene 

We Promise Our utmost not to suck! 

Then Hugeline and Fiona made some final edits and this is what they said in court:

Final version (same Key as above):

We’ll not be an albatross - 

Psst! Wrong bird! Duck!
Sorry, nervous!-

We will not duck Our obligation

In taking on this new station

Honored that you think We’ll

Be those that fit the bill

As we waddle through Our oration

 

For events starting at quack of dawn

We will be there for folk to egg on 

Fowl weather or fair

We'll always be there

As the newly webbed footed Barons 

Baroness-ess! 

Gender Is a Social Construct!

True! 

The Duckies chose Us for Our pluck! 

For the Barony of Landed Duck 

An Dubhaigeainn, Oh!

We’re an Island Culture, you know! 

We Promise to try not to suck! 

This was such a privilege to work on!
Absolutely pun-tastic!

The final draft from Their Excellencies, well, I am a bit jealous that I didn’t think of the “gender is a social construct” myself!
I was so honored to be asked and the final version was just so duckking perfect! 

photo by Bróccín MacIvyr

video by Bróccín MacIvyr