The Power Of The Crown

Although I'm often accused of being an anti-royalist, the truth is that I am perhaps the staunchest royalist in the Kingdom of Atenveldt.

What confuses people is that I deal in the true power of the Crown and not in imaginary prerogatives or what's written into Kingdom law.

The Essence of the Crown's power is spiritual -- manna, if you will. The power flows from the Crown's position as the focus for the dreams, ideals and pageantry of the SCA. A king has power not because Kingdom law or the ukases of the Board grant him power. He has power flowing from the belief of the people.

The truth is that the SCA could be a representative democracy and the King would still be the most powerful person in the Kingdom, followed closely by the Queen.

But the true power of the Crown is a subtle power and it takes a certain amount of skill to exercise effectively. You don't exercise it by pulling bright ideas out of your belly button and issuing orders. Or by acting on your own whims and ignoring the needs and ideals of the Society. If you try to do that the power of the Crown will turn around and bite. And believe me, it can bite hard and deep.