arontius | Wow! The World Has Stopped.

.....It all happened this evening, and it went fast. My cell phone buzzed, and I was actually near enough to it to see it vibrate (since it doesn't actually ring anymore :-)). I was expecting someone else so I basically answered with the equivalent of 'What the hell do you want?'. Imagine my surprise when the person on the other end of the phone said that it was Miranda. As in, like, uh, Her Majesty Miranda.

.....O.K., now I'm embarrassed and am stumbling just ever so slightly as I am asked if I'm still wanting to wear the Coronet of the Baron of Dragon's Laire. It really hasn't sunk in at this point as to exactly what I'm being asked as I'm playing hot potato with the phone and my face it burning brightly. I'm rushing down the stairs and handing the phone to TBT, who proceeds to calmly and politely answer questions.

.....After five minutes or so TBT concludes the conversation and hands the phone back to me and we move forward with plans already made for the evening and I go back upstairs. It still hasn't sunk in what has happened yet.

.....Then Her Excellency Brighid calls and asks me about an e-mail She is going to forward to the Baronial e-list from Their Majesties naming TBT and myself as the next Baron and Baroness of Dragon's Laire. I think that She realized I would be in a state of shock as She takes that moment to inform me that She has a house FULL of stuff She has packed and ready to go to Her heirs. I seriously think She was of the opinion I wouldn't have noticed She said that. :-)

.....After I get off the phone I go into the Living Room and stare at TBT for a while. We're both in something of a state of shock.

.....Wow! This is it! I hope the shock wears off quickly. There is a lot of freakin' work to do!

.....I just hope that we can do even half a good a job as Cedric and Brighid have done. They've been such an awesome Baron and Baroness that it'll be hard to fill their proverbial shoes.

.....Aaron / Arontius.