Court begins as it usually does. A retainer is declared "the sacrifice", given a toy chest, and runs out of the picnic shelter with it pursued by a horde of grinning children. Everyone who hasn't been to an Æthelmearc royal court before is presented with a drinking vessel as a welcoming gift. The autocrat is invited up to thank her staff. The guy who ran the rapier tournament is called up to announce the winner. And then:

"Their majesties request the presence of Helis d'Ambray!"

Court begins as it usually does. A retainer is declared "the sacrifice", given a toy chest, and runs out of the picnic shelter with it pursued by a horde of grinning children. Everyone who hasn't been to an Æthelmearc royal court before is presented with a drinking vessel as a welcoming gift. The autocrat is invited up to thank her staff. The guy who ran the rapier tournament is called up to announce the winner. And then:

"Their majesties request the presence of Helis d'Ambray!"