Scroll Text - Po Silvertop - Pelican 2024

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

This is the scroll that never ends.

It just goes on and on, my friend.

Some heralds started reading it, not knowing what it was.

And, they’ll continue reading it forever, just because

This is the scroll that never ends.

This is the scroll that never ends.

It just goes on and on, my friend.

Some heralds started reading it, not knowing what it was.

And, they’ll continue reading it forever, just because

This is the scroll that never ends.

This is the scroll that never ends.

It just goes on and on, my friend.

Some heralds started reading it, not knowing what it was.

And, they’ll continue reading it forever, just because

This is the scroll that never ends.

And like this scroll, the Service of Po Silvertop never ends. Once the tourney is over, he lays his down his sword and picks up a marshal's staff to watch over other fencers. Once he lays down his marshal's staff, he picks up a herald's tabard and speaks for Coronet and Crown. As the long serving Voice of Endless Hills and as Jewel Herald for AEthelmearc his words rang out across Courts calling others to the thrones, and in the reading out of accolades. Once Court is finished, the thrones must be packed away. And then after the event, Po then sits down and creates such words that sets fire to the imagination of those who might hear them. At practice, you see him teaching all who wish to learn the finer arts of sword play. At Pennsic, a generation of novice fencers have dueled one another under his watch. The measure of a Pelican is not Service, in and of itself: Po was inducted into the Millrind for Service to AEthelmeac. The true measure of a Pelican is not the service done; it is the inspiration a Pelican gives to others. Let us measure how many marshals Po has trained. Let us measure the wordsmiths who picked up a pen after hearing Po's words. Let us measure the number of heralds he encouraged to also don a tabard and speak for Coronet and Crown. Let us measure the mark Po Silvertop has left upon Sylvan AEthelmearc and on the Ancient Eastern Kingdom. Our Society would be poorer without the inspiration of Po Silvertop. Thus do We, Gareth and Juliana, rightful monarchs of Sylvan AEthelmearc, and in Our rightful minds, bid the Noble Order of the Pelican to make him feel welcome for We will, on this 10th day of February, do induct the aforementioned Po Silvertop into the aforesaid Noble Order of the Pelican. Thus, on the day of the Lupercalia at our Hunting Lodge in Our Barony of Delftwood, do We sign this Warrant, granting all rights and privileges to Po as a member of the Pelican and proclaim that there shall be no backsies, for this is the scroll that never ends. It just goes on and on, my friend. Some heralds started reading it, not knowing what it was. And, they’ll continue reading it forever, just because This is the scroll that never ends.