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Dragoon 150: Comrade
Posted on July 30, 2018	by Yoraikun
After entrusting the defenders with a message to Luecke and Eunius, Aleist had come to the gate to slip out of the palace.
Concealing himself in the pillar of a shadow near the gate, he kept a close watch from within its shadow.
(I doubt I'll be able to break through the walls or gate.)
They were bestowed with a special make, an especially high resistance to magic in order to protect the palace.
There were armed soldiers stationed around and an order had been issued for Aleist to be captured on sight.
While he had been able to evade all attempts, the Black Knight's power didn't allow him to teleport. At most, he could sink into and move across shadows.
The sun was high in the sky, leaving little room for him to hide, let alone move. When he hid, only a single stretch formed a conspicuously darker shadow, which might give him off all too easily.
(Drat! I spent so long moving around, that time is… it looks like my parents and the others got away, but…)
Izumi had made for Luecke and Eunius alongside the defenders. It was a stroke of luck that within the uproar of war preparations, it seemed they weren't keeping a proper count of those in the cells.
But Aleist alone was different.
His renown had him on the run from those in the palace affiliated with, or whose superiors were affiliated with Aileen's faction.
(They've sealed the back door and escape ways, so I thought I'd try the gate)
As Aleist considered forcing his way through, the soldiers in front of the gate beckoned to him. He hid himself in surprise, but when one of them removed their helmet, Aleist instantly recognized him as a dear friend from his school days.
It did seem he had known he was hiding in the shadows. The other soldiers couldn't notice, but his friends ended up picking him out.
"Captain, can I go take a piss…" one of them said, separating from his units and racing over towards Aleist.
Circling around the round pillar, Aleist stuck his upper body out from the shadow.
"It's been a while, Aleist."
"Y-yeah, it really has… no, I know now's not the right time to catch up."
It wasn't like Rudel group were Aleist's only associates. While it may be strange to spell it out so plainly, Aleist had a few friends.
Keeping wary of his surroundings,
"Why did you run away? Supreme commander's got to be a huge promotion. Your parents and girlfriends got through… but the palace is going to send someone after them in no time."
Aleist gave a general explanation. That this world was strange, and on top of Aileen running wild he explained in as shortest terms as possible that Rudel was in danger.
His emotions getting the better of him, he didn't know if he was properly getting his thoughts across.
While still confused,
"… Got it. Luckily, the three of us are in the same unit. Makes things convenient."
"Convenient?"
"We'll open the front gate just a bit. Use that opening to break through."
To his friend's proposal, Aleist shook his head to the side.
"No way. You'll get yourself killed."
His friend smiled a bit.
"Play it off well, and it'll end at the dungeons. And you know,"
As Aleist worried, his friend smiled.
"This is the most we can do. Don't be such a stranger…"
His friend pulled his helmet back down, and running off from behind the pillar, he immediately informed his captain he had returned. After explaining the situation to the other two, the three immediately sprung to motion.
It was necessary to move a mechanism to open the gate; two of them faced the soldiers protecting the lever, while one of them distracted the captain.
"Bastards! What are you doing!?"
By the time the captain noticed, the gate was already half opened. While Aleist hesitated a bit, he soon leapt out from the shadow and made a dash for the gate. To hurriedly close it, the knights and soldiers had flocked around the lever, letting him run through with ease.
A look back, and his friends were being smacked. But in the moment before it slammed down.
"Go! Aleist!!"
They cried. The troops raised a great ruckus, they'd begun to gather. Aleist made a clenched fist, he grit his teeth as he dived into the shadows beyond the gate and sped away.
While the knights tried chasing Aleist shadow, upon shifting to the shadows cast by the town scape, he easily shook them off.
(I'm sorry. I'll definitely be back to save you!)
Aleist prayed for the safety of his friends.
Into the basement dungeon, three battered knights were shoved in.
Sophina watched from a cell on the opposite side.
"… What did these three do?"
She confirmed it with the soldiers who took them in; the lead soldiers looked down over the three.
"They helped the black knight escape. Good grief, I can't comprehend why someone would aid a coward fleeing from war. If they really are friends, they should've stopped him."
With work to do, the soldiers soon left the cell.
"Are you friends of the Black Knight?"
The battered three looked to have been beaten quite brutally. While their bones were probably intact, their faces and bodies were ridden with bruises.
One of them muttered.
"Ha, hahaha, that's right."
On that answer, Sophina reached her arm through the iron bars. Her left hand let off a faint light as the three writhed in pain, their injured parts acting up.
"Stay put. It'll be over soon."
The dungeon's watchman raced over.
"What are you doing!? Don't make any funny moves."
He held up a spear to intimidate her, so after a scoff,
"It's already done. Don't tell me you have a problem with treating their injuries? And it's not like I'm being kept here for committing a crime."
As the watchman went off with complaints on his breath, Sophina looked at the three raising their bodies. And—
"Now then, you've taken some drastic measures, I see. If luck's against you, your punishments might reach all the way to your families."
The three gave thanks for the healing magic.
"The magic was a lifesaver. But to think that guy'd look so serious… and when we heard Princess Aileen was involved, our generation can't help but be suspicious."
Rudel and Aleist's generation was one especially exposed to Aileen's preferential treatment of Fritz. They had witnessed and formed a doubt.
Sophina had spent a few years at the academy as Fina's guard. Through that relationship, she was relatively knowledgeable on the academy's circumstances.
"I see… your year was one with a strong doubt towards Princess Aileen. In that case,"
As Sophina considered adding these three to her war potential, the footsteps of an armed group resounded through the basement dungeon. The shrill sound of scraping metal, and the screams of watchmen.
"W-what are you—!"
The watch instantly fell silent, as a tall gathering peered into to confirm the contents of the cell.
One of the three,
"Tiger tribe? Why are they in a place like…"
A tall, armed tiger tribe young man spotted Sophina. Taking along the two, he walked hunched-up through the narrow-looking passage.
"I take it you are Sophina-san. The princess orders you to get ready."
Hearing that, Sophina.
"So it's come. You're here anyway, so get my subordinates and those three too. It's best to have as much manpower as possible."
Once the tiger tribe men opened the lock, Sophina met up with her subordinates in the other cells.
(Now then, the fact that we're moving means…)
"NUHOHOHOoHoooo!"
Rolling on the bed, Fina was getting her fill of vacation in a room far too luxurious for a prison.
"The seedy cheap fluff of this pillow is irresistible. If it was just a bit fluffier, it would be perfect."
She was shoved in a cell right after pulling an all-nighter: after eating, she crashed, woke up, took a bath, then fell asleep all over again. Leading such a no-good lifestyle, Fina found there were no lifeforms to her tastes or demi-humans around, so she embraced her pillow and rolled across the bed.
"Hah, and now I'm bored. It really doesn't hold up to real fluff. Rather, I'll make do with a sewer rat, someone, anyone come out. I just want to give you food and rear you to liven the place up a bit."
Speaking as if she was scolding who she was up to a moment before to learn some self-reflection, even placed in this situation, Fina was expressionless and calm.
Getting somewhat a feel of the ruckus in the palace, she sensed the main players were moving, so she had gone into preparations.
Moving her expressionless body, Fina went into some warm-up stretches as she spoke.
"My word, when you already know it's going to happen, it sure is quick to prepare for. Though thanks to that, we can move just as fast."
Breaking into a peculiar dance, Fina loosened up her body before sitting on the bed. She corrected her posture, keeping as motionless as a doll.
It was at that moment she heard a boisterous voice from the door.
'W-who are—!'
'Call for backu—!'
She remained stationary throughout the ruckus. When the door opened, a full-armed Mii popped in her head. She could see other demi-human soldiers and knights through the gap in the door.
"P-princess, we've come to save you."
Fina gave a small, expressionless nod. It wasn't just to Mii, she had to show her surrounding allies the sort of character she was.
"I'm glad you could make it, Mii. I'm sure you've all had a hard time. But here is where the true battle begins."
The knight and soldier demi-humans directed salutes at Fina. An armored group—before the members of the defenders, Fina laughed within.
(The fluff brigade! The fluffy legion based around the cat tribe… aah, what happiness. If only master were here, it'd be perfect.)
Somehow containing her own writhing, Fina walked d own the corridor.
"We will immediately begin suppressing sectors individually. How many troops remain?"
As Fina confirmed it, Mii walking beside her looked over her memo.
"Two thousand have been left at the palace. The royal guard is to remain, and it seems the nobles in Princess Aileen's faction are at the palace as well."
At Mii reporting in a fluster, Fina endured her urge to drool.
"And our numbers?"
"A-around eight hundred. She took action earlier than planned, so we couldn't gather too great of a number. There are units of ours that were absorbed into the expedition."
Hearing the personnel she prepared had been added into Fritz army, Fina wanted to click her tongue.
(I thought I could get two thousand with room to spare… well, we're in a race against time. We've got to do a clean sweep of sister's faction and their collaborators. Best done while it still all counts as my own achievement.)
With dark thoughts on his mind, Fina shifted towards enacting a plan she'd been furthering for a long while. It was a means for when her sister took strong measures, and a means Fina didn't want to have to use.
(Now how about we start building my country?)
… If she could make an expression, Fina would surely have a muddy-black smile slathered over her face.
Surrounded by defenders, Izumi managed to come into contact with Luecke and Eunius.
After explaining the situation, the two of them—
"… They're demanding reinforcements from us too. That will put us under Fritz' command."
As Luecke said that with a sour face, Eunius discontentedly plucked his hair.
"Rudel was sent off alone, and Aleist chased after… those two idiots aren't thinking a thing."
Eunius labeled Rudel and Aleist as fools, and sure enough, Izumi also thought there might have been a better way they could've gone about it.
But saying that now wouldn't get them anywhere.
"I want to somehow help out those two. Would you be able to lend your strength?"
At Izumi's plea, Luecke reached a prompt verdict.
"There are too many strange points. I'll return to my territory at once, and send troops your way. But the problem is how I'm supposed to persuade father."
To his quandary, Eunius,
"Just give him a good smack-around. That always seems to work at my place; though admittedly, I've never won against him before."
In the time Izumi wondered if that was alright, Luecke had already shifted to action.
"I'm heading off. Izumi, what are you going to do?"
She touched a hand to her chest.
"I will make for Rudel as a reinforcement. He should be wanting as much war potential as he can get."
Luecke was about to open his mouth, but seeing Izumi's serious eyes shut him up.
Eunius spoke in his place.
"You've got your own stubborn streak. Throwing units at the enemy one at a time isn't the efficient way to do war. What's more, adding a single member to the battlefield accomplishes nothing. Restrain yourself and either come with me or Luecke."
Izumi shook her head. Her black ponytail swayed.
"If that doesn't make it in time, I get the feeling I won't forgive myself for the rest of my life. So even if it's just the slightest bit faster…"
Before he could finish those words, a single knight entered the room. Dragging along Vargas, who'd been keeping watch outside, the individual who entered with a smile was Oldart.
"Oh, now look who it is. Izumi-chan, the special inspector shouldn't be abandoning her job. What are you going to do if Rudel goes off the rocker when you're not watching?"
"Captain Oldart? Umm, I'm—"
Oldart let two knights into the room. One of them was a silver-haired female knight, her ears perked straight up.
The other was a handsome, slender male knight.
Bennet and Keith.
"Keith, Deliver the archdukes' eldest sons to their territories. And don't lay a hand on them. Listen, I'm serious!"
On Oldart's serious expression, Luecke and Eunius retreated a step to look at Keith.
The one in question,
"To save a precious subordinate, and to save a dear friend, I gladly take up this mission to deliver these men home. Ah, what a wonderful day it is. For such beauty is the friendship between men."
Oldart ignored Keith.
"There are some problems with his personality, but he's got the top aerial capabilities in the dragoon brigade. Now onto the dragoon brigade's idol… Bennet-chan, take Izumi-chan with you, and join Rudel in the fray. Ah, if you spot the black knight along the way, pick him up."
Bennet saluted.
"Understood, captain. He's a precious subordinate to myself as well, I will certainly make it in time. But whether I find the black knight or not is up to question."
Oldart scratched his head.
"That one's a miscalculation on my part. Well, right now, it's more important t o hurry up. There's no time. We'll send around our support as quickly as possible… you just have to hold out until then. Don't push yourself."
Bennet and Keith answered their usually carefree captain's serious expression with earnest salutes.
Izumi thought to herself.
(I can only hope this is enough… Rudel.)
An army of monster that continued to no end.
As if they didn't know the notion of pause, they continued invading the fort, wave after wave. There was no plan, and the empire had gathered numbers great enough that one wasn't needed.
In the fort, Rudel sheathed his sword, sleeping as if to embrace it.
He sat on a wooden crate, around him, the bonfires were kept alit as the continuing enemy offense was dealt with. In the narrow fort, Sakuya would take the blows of enemies that managed to make it in.
Before hundreds of thousands of monsters, the reason a small fort could hold out was due to the grace of a gaia dragon subspecies, thanks to the defense of Sakuya's tough skin.
Her large arms brushed away the monsters clinging to its walls, but even so before the violence of hundreds of thousands, they were pressed into a hard battle.
A dragon like Sakuya could continue fighting for a few days, but the human Rudel was easily beset by his limits. Even so, he managed to fight on two nights and two days, so he was plenty inhuman himself.
Chlust had stationed trustworthy knights around Rudel.
Around, the civilians from around the fort who'd lost their place to flee raised a ruckus in their terror.
"Why aren't you fighting!? If you're a knight, then fight!"
"Let me out! I'll get away from the fort, just let me out!"
"I never heard it would be like this! You can't pin any of this on me!"
Blindly faithful to the dragoons, and feeling betrayed, the anger of the people was directed unto a resting Rudel. Even if he had fought to the edge of his limit, in this state of panic, no matter how they explained, they couldn't expect understanding.
(That's why I told them to run. And even if they run now,)
It was too late to run. Far too late. They were surrounded by the empire's army of monsters, and anyone who stepped out would be no more than monster feed.
The fort's defense had become a little more reliable with Sakuya's arrival, but a situation where they had to keep wary of both inside and out still persisted.
A few hours after he began resting, Rudel slowly rose up.
"Brother! You can sleep some more! In that state—"
Seeing Rudel's stamina and mana expended, Chlust wanted to use every means at his disposal to get his brother just a little more rest. But as Rudel lifted his face.
"The night will soon open up. When that happens, the enemy movements will be even more active than before. Could I have a bit of food?"
Rudel wouldn't show a pained expression; Chlust ordered one of his men to prepare a meal.
The army led by the first prince of the empire… the crown prince measured out the right timing to advance near the border.
Under a large pavilion, the crown prince was surrounded by his generals.
"The wyvern unit is ready."
"Crown prince, the time has finally come for us to launch a counteroffensive on Courtois!"
"There are a hundred to two hundred dragoons at most, but the empire's wyvern unit surpasses five hundred. Even numerically, we hold the advantage."
Hearing out those statements,
"On this occasion, we are mere decoys. Rather than victory, our priority shall be to shave away their foot soldiers. Hold the dragoons in place with the wyvern unit, and use that space and our numbers to put a dent in their army."
At the crown princes declaration, the surroundings generals quietly nodded. When it came to the battlefield, Courtois places heavy stress on their dragoons. For that sake, their foot soldiers were in short supply.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, the empire had more foot soldiers than they knew what to do with. With Askewell leading his monster army, a majority of the human soldiers came under the crown prince's command. Put up against Courtois' soldiers in both quality and quantity, they would win.
And there was meaning in prioritizing chipping down their foot soldiers.
One of the generals,
"If they lose their foot soldiers, it will be impossible for them to occupy their land. No matter how powerful the dragoons may be, foot soldiers are still a necessity."
The crown prince looked at the table laid out for him and the generals. A map had been spread over it, with the formation of the imperial army waiting intently for Courtois' main force to come lain out in wooden pieces.
"… There is no need to win. Defeat as many soldiers and commanding officers within our capabilities. In an aerial battle, our wyvern unit will never win against Courtois' dragoons in technical skills. Then we must knock Courtois down so hard it will take them ten, twenty years to recover. In that time, the empire's crops will rise from the rich soil we have taken. For that is true victory for the empire!"
When the crown prince stood, the generals stood with him. Their expressions were all the epitome of severity. They could finally get one back at Courtois, who had tormented them for many a long year. The generals also understood this was a single important battle for the empire to make a comeback.
While Courtois had been protected by the dragoons, the empire was placed into the harshest of times. And those times had bred a powerful land force.
Imperial soldiers… their quality was higher than Courtois' average fighter. Their fighting spirit was higher than it ever could be.
The crown prince gave a slight smile, he gripped his right hand into a fist and held it up high.
"In this battle, the empire's future hangs on everyone's performance. And I am certain we will reign victorious… victory to the empire!"
"To the empire!"
The highest ranking of his generals following on from the crown prince's cry, the generals raised their voices in succession. Far more unified than Courtois, they were a foe one couldn't drop their guard around.
— Delivered home via Keith, Luecke met with his father, the head of his house at the Halbades House castle.
Vast, apart from the window, every surface off the office his father processed paperwork in was covered with bookshelves reaching up to the ceiling. Well-set hair and beard, his clothing was also prim and proper, a man who looked visibly high-strung.
He wouldn't even look at his son Luecke who'd come home.
"… So, you're telling me to dispatch Halbades House troops because you want to save a friend? Going as far as to oppose the kingdom? I had my hopes on you, but now I wonder what I was looking at."
At the words of his father, Luecke clenched his fist and grit his teeth. He expected it would come to this, and negotiating with that predetermined result in mind, Luecke had merely reaffirmed it.
He desperately moved his mouth, speaking of profits to the Halbades House.
"There is a high probability Princess Aileen is moving of her own accord, and more unnatural than anything is that—"
"Probability? Unnatural? The moment you move on wishful thinking is the moment you fail. You're not at an age where you can't understand that, are you?"
His paperwork finished, Luecke's father returned his quill to its pen stand and capped off his ink vial. He reviewed the documents as he waited for the ink to dry.
Sitting deep into his chair, he closed his mouth and shut his eyes. Luecke's voice grew rough.
"Then I'll head out alone if I have to."
To Luecke.
"I know you hold affection for the daughter born to an Arses House concubine. Are you throwing away your life for her? Be good, and I wouldn't mind you taking her as a concubine of your own. Give it another thought."
Luecke scoffed at his father's cold words.
"Hah, I'd rather you not belittle me. I'll seduce the woman I love on my own terms. But a friend… Rudel is a dear friend to me. If I let him die, I won't be able to forgive myself."
Resting an elbow on his desk, Luecke's father spoke.
"I see. Then I'll send reinforcements, though I don't know if you'll make it in time. I'm busy over here. The matter's in your hands."
Luecke had turned his back to his father, the head, and was about to leave the room. Seeing that back, the head gave a tired mutter.
"… Good grief, you weren't that sort of kid."
Luecke stopped in his track.
"… Certainly, perhaps I've changed. But I personally take it for the better."
Beaten down by his persistence, the head called out to Vargas, who was stationed outside the room.
"… Vargas, are you there?"
"Y-yes!"
Rudel's upperclassman, Vargas was also Luecke's guard. He was, at present, a knight of the Halbades House leading his own unit. He had been quite worried about Rudel, and perhaps he intended to sortie with Luecke as he was already wearing his armor.
"I shall be heading to the palace on a separate matter. Know you will only have five thousand troops to move. I will require one thousand of my own."
As Luecke turned, the head smiled a bit.
"You're still a child, Luecke… did you think I didn't know a thing? I'd long since grasped Princess Aileen's suspicious movements. I'm sure that Diade will also be moving. And listen well… if you're a man of an Archduke House, show enough ardor to make your side the one that wins. You go to your friend. I'll do something about the palace. It seems Princess Fina's already moving, after all."
Liecke was a little dumbfounded by his father's words, but he soon nodded and called to Vargas.
"Let's go, Vargas!"
"Leave it to me, young master!"
"Don't call me young master! Dammit, I'm going to reeducate you one of these days!"
Luecke had moved in order to save Rudel.
In the courtyard of the Diade House castle, Eunius was being knocked off his feet by his father.
His strong-muscled father wasn't as tall as him. But his arms were much thicker, and his body was ridden with large scars.
They were scars of the battlefield. His short hair standing on end, his stiff beard made him more of a brave warrior than a nobleman.
"… Concede the battlefield to you? When did you become more important than me, son?"
When Eunius wiped his mouth with a sleeve, it turned red, but paying no mind, he glared at his father.
"I'm going to save a pal! Why do I have to deal with that pissy Princess Aileen at the palace!? You go take the palace, old man!"
His thick eyebrows twitch, Eunius's father punched Eunius again to blow him away. But this time, Eunius endured and returned the punch.
Smacked by his son, his father spaced out just a bit, but bursting into laughter, this time he smacked Eunius without holding anything back.
Blown all the way into the wall, Eunius fell to the ground.
"Nice fist. Very well, I'll respect that punch and your tongue with the plains of war. But I won't accept anything apart from victory. If you skulk back without any distinguished service, I'm rebuilding you from the ground up."
Eunius stood and brushed off the dirt clinging to his clothing.
"You old fogey… too strong for your own good."
Looking at his son Eunius with a smile, Eunius' father barked orders to his subordinates around.
"I'm heading to the palace. You all follow Eunius. If that idiot tries running, give him a kick in the ass towards the battlefield."
Eunius spat his saliva at that unthinkable line from an archduke. A majority-red spit stuck to the grass, but paying it no mind, Eunius looked at the lines of soldiers.
Stationed close to the border, the elite gathering of Diade House vassals.
Strapping on their armor, they turned to Eunius and stood in file.
"… Run? If I ran and abandoned a friend, I'll regret it for life. This alone is where I won't run."
And as he walked off towards his vassals, Eunius declared.
"Aight, I'm off to carve the Diade House name into those foolish imperials. You lot, try 'n keep up!"
Eunius' words were followed by a loud response. While the Diade House was rough, that was simply the gathering of warriors they were.
Eunius looked at his men hurriedly moving around.
(Don't know if we'll make it in time. Rudel, don't overdo it.)
And as Eunius looked to the sky, the sun was blocked out by a flying something, making a shadow.
Near the Hardie House estate in the royal capital, Aleist ran into Nate.
"Senpai, the Hardie House manor has already been occupied."
"Nate? What about my parents!"
To a panicking Aleist, Nate closed one eye in a wink.
"They already got out of the city. Said something about returning to the territory and preparing for war. Your house sure is radical, senpai. I'm worried whether or not I can keep up."
Aleist half-smiled seeing Nate as her usual self. She wore a robe around her body, and nearby a hippogryph was stationed taking on horse form. It was Nate's partner.
To its side, with long black hair, a monster with red lines running down its horn… the Nightmare Heath stood as well.
Approaching its master Aleist, it touched its horn to him.
"Heath, you waited for me."
Aleist's armor and baggage were loaded on its back. He had come to collect them, but it did seem Nate was being considerate.
"Nate, you stayed too? What about that nameless knight brigade, or would you prefer shadow brigade?"
As Aleist tilted his head, Nate touched a hand to her brow.
"They're doing their work. I, well see… I'm your fiancé, so I came to support you. I'll follow you wherever you go."
Seeing Nate at her usual tempo, Aleist gave a bitter smile. A voice called from behind him as well.
"Nate, you… are you trying to promote yourself?"
"Dirty. Nate, you're playing dirty."
There, Seli and Juju met up with them, wearing their equipment.
"Eh? H-huh?"
To Aleist's snowballing confusion, the female camp gathered one after another. A woman who was the daughter of a merchant came over to Aleist.
"Aleist-sama, I shall be the one to safely deliver you out of the capital."
"Oy, that's the only part you'll be of any use at all!"
"Rather, isn't this quite a number?"
"Huh? Didn't know you were joining in."
Aleist looked at the gathered members. And despite his confusion.
"Err… I'm putting up a bit of resistance to the kingdom, and no matter how you cut it, I'll be in a terrible position after this. So anyway, if possible, I'd quite like if you forgot about me and moved on."
To that, Aleist's academy junior Seli spoke.
"What are you talking about!? If you folded to such an order and became supreme commander, I'd have cut off our engagement then and there. To save a friend, Aleist-sama who stood in the trust sense against the kingdom's crisis is the only one worthy of being my husband."
Juju's face likewise flushed red.
"Aleist, you really are cool."
Aleist thought.
(… Huh? Why is everyone following me? Didn't mom say something about knowing where you stand… rather, why every one of them? I see some people here I'm not even engaged to…)
The females that came there were too numerous to count on two hands.
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24 Responses to Dragoon 150: Comrade
I didn't get a notification for this comment. Did you do anything special?
Nope, that also happens to me too. Maybe an error on WP.
The author did go on a few-month long hiatus around this chapter (while writing Sevens), so technically, I'm delivering the authentic Dragoon experience.
normaldudeweb says:
All hail Yorai-kun, the savior of translations!
Thank you for translating this chapter!
RageEnder says:
So technically we are drowning in immersiveness.
sodemaso says:
such a hard commitment to the original ^^'
Boartank says:
Riajuu die
Goddam Aleist's harem expanding without him knowing
RavenwolfXIX says:
I actually kind of pity him. If he plans on having at least one kid with each of his fiances and it grows any larger, there wouldn't be enough days in a year to give each of them his undivided attention.
Chibi says:
Lyle Walts : i know that feeling
Cutie Meow says:
Dark Jackel says:
Aleist, you are going to have to flee the country, shave your head, and become a hermit monk. It's the only way. 😨
Thanks for all your hard work! 😄
His harem WILL find him still.
AshSlanabrezgov says:
That was a story of how a hidden monastery of pregnant nuns came into being…
Seriously, though, I can't understand what all of those girls are thinking. But perhaps it would become a fun community?
Oh, this harem is like a snowball dropped from the top of snowy mountain that turns into landslide.
haniba says:
thank for the chapter!
Daiz71 says:
Yueld says:
Nightmare Heath? Did that thing exist before? Effect of long hiatus
He's been mentioned riding a nightmare a few times, but I think this might be the first time its name was brought up
thealbinoblacksheep says:
that Rudel was in anger.
>danger
those two idiots aren't thinking a thing."
>thinking of a thing
Throwing units at the enemy on at a time isn't the efficient way to do war
>one
The female came there was too numerous to count on two hands.
>females
Thanks for the dragons!!!
Aleist won't die as a dried up old husk will he? Before, his harem is already numerous, now with these new additions I don't think he'll be able to satisfy them all if he wants to be fair and make the happy.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA Aleist never change a player even in the most daring crisis, a shame he doesn't even intend to it.
But you can count to 1024 in binary on two hands…. Seems a bit high… How many did he gather whilst yoraikun recuperated??
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Aleist got the harem he wished for after his reincarnation. Poor bastard.


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Thanks to the government's apathy, rare manuscripts of golden era of Maratha history and Peshwa dynasty lie wrapped in the portals of Shanivarwada, the seat of the then Peshwa dynasty. Nearly four crore manuscripts, letters and other ancient documents written in ancient "Modi Lipi" (ancient cursive form of Marathi script) dating back to the reign of Bajirao Peshwa (I) is languishing in Shanivarwada in the heart of Pune city. Disclosing this to ADC, noted historian Mandar Lawate from Pune lamented over the government's apathy in bringing to light the full glory and true history of the Peshwa empire before the people.
The Peshwas were responsible for expanding the footprint of the Maratha empire beyond the boundaries of Maharashtra. "The British during their reign had kept and preserved these documents at Shanivarwada, the seat of the Peshwa power", disclosed Lawate.
Lawate, noted historian, author and former bureaucrat Dr Vishwas Patil and Ashutosh Patankar, a descendant of Kashibai, wife of Bajirao Peshwa (I) have debunked Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bollywood biopic "Bajirao Mastani", more for its songs, historical references, costumes and incorrect depiction of customs and traditions followed then. Dr. Vishwas Patil, besides being a career bureaucrat has penned the famous novel "Panipat" on the conquest of the Peshwas, earning him the nickname of "Panipatkar".
"Only Maratha history between 1630 to 1680 CE (reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) is known to the outside world. The rest of the history has been treated as less important by the government. We are still to become liberal in the true sense of the word", remarked Lawate. He argues that it is because, there are very few experts left today who can devote time and energy to decipher Modi Lipi, the history of the Peshwas, their conquests and expansion of the Maratha empire which is still largely unknown. The present day descendants Udaysingh Peshwa are more cultured and have refrained themselves from falling into any controversy, preferring to maintain a low profile, says Lawate.
On the issue of picturisation of the songs on Bajirao, Kashibai and Mastani a livid Lawate questions "have you ever seen a chief minister dance in public? It was not the etiquette in those days for men and women to dance in public. In the olden days, women used to remain in "Gosha" (a veil, sort of purdah system) never to be seen in public in front of men. There are no portraits available of women of royal families then, as male artists were never allowed to draw portraits of women . Only D G Godse has written a book on Mastani which is purely his inferences. The songs are utter hopeless".
According to Dr Vishwas Patil, Mastani was the daughter of the Chatrasal king. Her mother was believed to be an Iranian. However, historians differ over whether she was their unwanted child. But all agree that she was well versed in art of martial combat. Dr. Vishwas Patil adds that traces of her roots can be found in the letters she wrote to Nanaji Peshwa after the latter coronated her nephew to the throne of the then princely state of Bonda in Madhya Pradesh.
Patil admits that the relationship of Bajirao Peshwa (I) and Mastani had caused considerable clashes within the royal family. So much so, that Bajirao Peshwa's uncle Chimajiappa had Mastani put under detention when Bajirao Peshwa was out on one of his expeditions. Matters reached to such levels that once Shahu Maharaj had to threaten to take away the royal title and robes of Peshwas if Bajirao Peshwa (I) did not end his affair with Mastani.
He adds that the dignity and character of Mastani could be known from the letters she wrote to Nanasaheb Peshwa. "Though both the royal ladies never came face to face with each other. I am sure Mastani would have bowed and touched the feet of Kashibai, that much she was dignified in her upbringing", remarked Patil.
Ashutosh Patankar, a descendant of Kashibai argues that Kashibai suffered for a debilitating kind of arthritis at a very young age. Hence it was out of question for her to be dancing with Mastani. Patankar adds that Kashibai was a learned lady and had her own library of books. A fact that Dr. Vishwas Patil too agrees to, "Kashibai was not only suffering, but was also plump. Moreover, both Kashibai and Mastani maintained distance in public. They never came together. Patil alleged that the song "Pinga" has been copied from three Marathi flims produced by Anant Mane between 1967 and 1980.
Moreover, the song "Vatt Lavli" picturised on Bajirao Peshwa (I) on the"Lavni" form of dance actually came to be known in the reign of Bajirao Peshwa (II), 70 years later after the demise of Bajirao Peshwa (I).
Commenting upon the song "Pinga", he said that there was no need for Bhansali to copy that song. "There is so much of drama and passion in the love story between the two that there was no need for Bhansali to resort to such kind of gimmicks. The royal women then never exposed their belly or back in public. The costume shown in the movie is absurd and out of context", remarked Patil. Moreover, Peshwas were the worshippers of Lord Ganesha and in the movie shows him worshipping Malhari incarnation of lord Shiva, says Dr. Vishwas Patil.
He adds further "the problem with our producers and directors is that they do not do thorough research, lack awareness of history and lack confidence. Sir Richard Attenborough made Gandhi but they did not twist historical facts".


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The 2/29th Battalion AIF first went into action on 17 January 1942, just north of the Bakri crossroads in Johore, Malaya. Ever since, on the Sunday falling on or immediately following the 17th of January, the Battalion and it's Association have commemorated the Battle of Muar, and honoured its war dead of Muar.


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The proposal of the Chancellor of Justice Indrek Teder drew the attention of the Riigikogu to the fact that it was not constitutional to provide education in a language other than Estonian in a private secondary school under public authority, if it has not been verified previously that everyone's right to receive Estonian language education is ensured while providing foreign language education. Teder referred to the plan of Tallinn and Narva City Councils to transfer some municipal schools under private law, which in his opinion would allow them to ignore the decision of the government and the intentions of the legislator and, as a result, to offer local population secondary education in a freely chosen language and to teach Estonian as a foreign language only. Teder remarked that the restriction on providing education in another language in a private school under public authority is not an obstacle to someone's personal choice to receive education in another language: in a private school not under public authority, education in a foreign language is guaranteed under the second sentence of subsection 37(4) of the Constitution, which states that the language of instruction in national minority educational institutions is chosen by the educational institution. Local governments can also support private schools. This is obviously allowed on the condition that all private schools are supported in equal terms. Teder found subsection 15(1) of the Private Schools Act to be unconstitutional insofar as it allows education to be provided in a private school under public authority in a language other than Estonian without verifying whether the state has guaranteed everyone's right to receive education in Estonian while receiving education in another language.
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The Chancellor of Justice remarked in his proposal that the regulation of the Citizenship Act is not in conformity with the Constitution insofar as it does not allow the time spent away from Estonia on work duties to be counted within the period of permanent stay in Estonia required when applying for a citizenship, and proposed that the conditions for applying for citizenship be brought into conformity with the Constitution. The Chancellor of Justice gave examples of cases where a person had lived in Estonia permanently for decades, had passed the Estonian language, Constitution and citizenship exams but had been stalled by the requirement to stay permanently in Estonia on account of being a sailor and thus not living on the territory of any country in the sense of the Citizenship Act while performing their professional duties. Article 11 of the Citizenship Act stipulates that permanent stay in Estonia is legal stay in Estonia for at least 183 days per year, provided that absence from Estonia does not exceed 90 consecutive days per year. Teder values the emphasis put in the preamble of the Constitution on the duty of the Estonian state to guarantee the preservation of the Estonian nation, language and culture through the ages, an objective that our citizenship policy must certainly support. At the same time, citizenship policy must not deny citizenship to people who have to all intents and purposes already integrated in the Estonian society, or make the conditions for acquiring citizenship excessively difficult, thus forcing the applicant to drastically change their way of life, in this case their free choice of employment.
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Mysteriini é uma tribo de coleópteros da subfamília Anoplodermatinae. Na qual compreende sete espécies, em três gêneros; distribuídos pela Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil, Paraguai e Uruguai.

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"Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) ... is a tropic peptide hormone responsible for the release of FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary. GnRH is synthesized and released from neurons within the hypothalamus."
"GnRH is secreted in the hypophysial portal bloodstream at the median eminence. The portal blood carries the GnRH to the pituitary gland, which contains the gonadotrope cells..."
"At the pituitary, GnRH stimulates the synthesis and secretion of the gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH). These processes are controlled by the size and frequency of GnRH pulses, as well as by feedback from androgens and estrogens. Low-frequency GnRH pulses lead to FSH release, whereas high-frequency GnRH pulses stimulate LH release."
"Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as lutropin) is a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
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an androgen that exerts both endocrine activity and intratesticular activity on spermatogenesis. The release of LH at the pituitary gland is controlled by pulses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus."
Abstract only. "Melatonin, identified as N-acetyl-5-methoxy tryptamine, is secreted by the pineal gland at night in a diurnal rhythm at a steady rate after maturation of the gland at the age of about 3 months. Meanwhile the GnRH pulse generator was functioning since birth, but is inhibited when melatonin levels increase beyond about 500 pmol/1 for several hours nightly, at age 3 months. Throughout childhood the GnRH axis remains inhibited. At puberty, body mass increases to the point where melatonin falls below the threshold concentrations so the GnRH pulse generator is re-activated..."
Abstract only. "The pineal apparently influences human reproductive function not only at the hypothalamic-pituitary level, by inhibition of the hypothalamic pulsatile secretion of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone, but also at the gonadal level, where melatonin receptors have also been found."
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LHSHL SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Ethan Dykstra
11/06/2018, 12:45pm EST
By Mike Ross
46 miles east of Toronto lies the town in Bowmanville, Ontario. Located along the banks of Lake Ontario, the small town of roughly 39,000 is where Ethan Dykstra would call home for the first 10 years of his life. In that small town is where Ethan would first learn what hockey was. He would eventually move to Minnesota between the ages of 10 and 14 before finally landing in Tampa. "Now I'm stuck down here in the swamp known as Tampa."
Backing up a little bit. At 3 years old Ethan started skating, "I just remember being out there on the ice learning how to skate and telling my mom get me off the ice, but my dad wouldn't, he kept me out there and it was the best thing to ever happen to me." Growing up, Ethan played football, he was a linebacker and a tight end. "Honestly, I can't play an outdoor sport, the heat and I do not get along."
Ethan is an all A's and B's type of student. He is a senior at Newsome High School. He is fascinated with science as well as history. "I love chemistry but really enjoy learning about wars and how they were fought in my history classes.
I could learn about that stuff all day." As for next year and what lies next for the Newsome senior, he plans on attending college. He isn't sure which one yet but has a good plan in place. "From what I can tell, no matter what college you go to, the first two years are the same anywhere that you go. So, one of my options is to go to Hillsborough Community College and the head to USF. For me, it saves me money and I really like the sound of that. Or maybe I'll go to USF right after high school, we'll see. All I know is that I either want to go into computer engineering or sports medicine. I love the idea of working in sports! I know there is a lot more involved in the field but to be working every day and being paid to think about sports really excites me as something I would like to do as a career."
When pressed on the issue about potentially playing hockey after this year, Ethan had this to offer, "I would love to play in college, but I really haven't had the exposure to go play at the next level. That's the issue with travel and why I am excited about the EDP team because week after week after week my Tampa Bay Crunch team plays the same kids. With EDP, we are going all over for the new competition. I can't wait for the end of the month when we go back to where I grew up and go to the Schwann Super Rink. I have a lot of memories playing there as a kid."
The six-foot-tall Newsome senior has been a member of the LHSHL for all four years of high school. He has seen immense growth of the league in that time frame. "Everything thing has grown, but nothing sticks out more than the competition, I wish we played at Amalie more, I miss playing games at Amalie Arena. But overall, I will miss my coaches, my teammates, and the locker room."
I caught up with Ethan's coach, Mark Rosengard after an EDP practice the other night. Here is what he had to say about his senior defensemen, "Ethan is a skilled and solid defenseman, a great Team Captain, and a young man with significant potential on multiple fronts. As a leader for his teammates, he's shown innate compassion and an ability to set the example. He sets the tone for the varsity practices, as one would expect a team captain to do – but he also makes himself available to the junior varsity group and demonstrates even the most basic skills and drills so the younger group can better understand what the coaches want. None of this is 'below' him – Ethan is always willing to do what's needed to keep things moving. He holds down a part-time job at the Brandon Rink and maintains solid grades – he handsomely balances all of that while playing for three different hockey teams; no small feat.
On the ice, he is an obvious presence. He is fast and strong, capable of moving the puck and changing the balance of almost any game. Three years ago, as a freshman on a fairly stacked team of upperclassmen, Ethan was a very quiet member – almost withdrawn but he has grown into his skin, and his personality has grown with that. He is as comfortable with the adults as he is with the freshmen. His enthusiasm for the game and his role as a leader is all as clear as the smile on his face."
As for fun, Ethan is more than a hockey junkie. He a full-blown car enthusiast. He travels up and down the state with friends to go to car shows, "I probably go to three or four car shows a month. My buddies and I actually just got back from a show in Miami. I love loud cars, I don't know when it started but it is just something I have always enjoyed. I love going to shows and seeing the Ferrari's and Lamborghini's. But nothing gets me as excited as seeing my dream car, the Nissan R 34. I will own one of those someday."
Ethan came into Lightning Made studios last week. We chatted, I showed him the new Adidas EDP jerseys, and we played some ball hockey with the staff at Lightning Made staff. He is a tremendous kid with a bright future. I look forward to traveling the country with him this upcoming year as he continues to grow as a leader in this league.
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Tokyo Disneyland moves toward re-opening
Update: Ikspiari re-opened today. That's a mall area that's essentially the Tokyo Disney Downtown Disney equivalent.
There's still no date announced yet, but Tokyo Disney Resort has started moving toward a re-opening date for its resort hotels and theme parks. Their website still says a decision will be made soon, but many of the international cast that were sent home have been asked to return and restart rehearsals.
Even as the performers head back to Tokyo, more stories of what it was like to experience the quake are making into the news. Eva, a parade performer, was in the rehearsal hall when it struck, while Bethany was at home in her apartment.
While no official date for re-opening has been announced, April 1st was rumored to see at least one of the parks open. At this point that seems unlikely, but who knows. Many of the furloughed employees are receiving 60% of their pay while the park is closed.
Also, below the cut is another video showing some scary moments during the quake inside Tokyo DisneySea.
Lots of shaking in this one, so much that one of the speakers falls down. Also weird to see the performance on the water continue despite the shaking.
Good luck to all Tokyo Disney cast members.
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As an Advanced Sea Kayaker, you will have extensive experience of paddling on the sea.
Your experience will include paddling a wide variety of sea conditions with winds over force 4 and/or tides over 2 Knots, using sea kayaks in tidal or non-tidal environments, where you may make open crossings in excess of 2Nm, as well as travelling along the coastline.
We may need to observe: How can we find out the sea conditions in the area we are travelling? How are the waves being generated? What will the sea state be? What is the relationship between waves, wind and tidal flow?
We may need to know: How will we find an accurate forecast? What is the forecast and how can we use it to interpret likely conditions on our journey? Which direction and how strong is the wind? Is it due to increase or decrease? Is it going to change direction? How will the forecast wind speed impact on the locations we can choose from? What impact might the topography have and how will the forecast wind speed impact on the waters that we can choose from? What other weather factors are relevant?
We may need to know: What speeds and directions are the tides flowing? Are there tidal gates to be aware of and how are these calculated? What impact do the wind and tides have on the water surface?
We may need to determine: What restrictions might there be on the water we are paddling on? Is this a managed or supervised area? Is kayaking, launching or landing restricted to certain areas? How would we find this information? How can we reduce our impact on the environment and animals around us? What are the potential dangers in the area we are paddling? Can we land in appropriate areas? What features do we need to take into account with regards to restricted landings?
What additional equipment might be useful to carry on the sea with us? What safety kit would it be useful to have with us or available on the shore? Do we have the equipment we will need to look after ourselves and help others during the trip? Can we access a VHF radio and GPS and are we confident in the use of these? How will we store our equipment to make sure it is accessible when needed? How will we deal with broken or lost equipment or carry out a simple repair?
Are we able to make a navigational plan for an open crossing, using a map, chart and compass? How will buoyage affect our trip? How will we maintain course throughout our trip? What methods will we use to locate our position throughout our trip, even in poor visibility or darkness? Can we calculate our time and distance effectively using both compass and map, as well as GPS? Do we have ways to monitor our progress and adapt our plans? Are there escape routes in our plans?
Consideration: Other users - we sometimes launch and paddle in busy areas. We may need to share the water with swimmers, other kayakers and anglers, amongst others. To do this safely, an 'etiquette' amongst these users has developed to minimise conflict and help everyone enjoy the environment. It is also important to know something about the others we are paddling with.
We may need to know: How can we protect ourselves and others from any potential hazards? What damage to our health might repeated immersion in cold water cause? How can we help prevent this becoming an issue? What would we do if someone we are paddling with gets really cold or overheats? What potential illness or injuries might we need to treat? How might we do this at sea, with limited landing areas? What additional safety equipment might be useful to carry and have access to? Do we have an escape plan? How will we summon help if it is needed? Do we have the equipment we need to look after ourselves and help others during the trip? How will we ensure it is accessible when we need it? Do we understand the collision regulations and light and sound signals at sea?
When sea kayaking we should be in control. Key features of being in control include us staying relaxed and keeping our actions within our abilities. We should be able to use effective positioning to ensure our own safety and that of others. To make appropriate judgements, we must be able to determine which environmental features are a help or a hazard and understand how to utilise or avoid them.
We may need to know: How can we use different parts of our body for an efficient forward paddling technique? How can we maintain our technique over long periods? How might winds over force 4 and tides over 2 knots affect our forward paddling? What other advanced conditions might affect our forward paddling? How can we adapt our forward paddling technique for these conditions? How can we adapt our paddling style for continual and efficient forward paddling? Do we understand the advantages and limitations of different styles of paddles?
We may need to know: How we are going to manoeuvre in the most effective and efficient manner, using conditions to aid our boat's movements? What techniques and tactics can we use to get in and around rocks? Are we able to move forwards, backwards and hold our position even when affected by the wind, tide and waves? How can we use our positioning in a confined space to ensure our safety and help others? Can we use different speeds and approaches to help our manoeuvring? How can we read the water to help our manoeuvring? Can we use timing and communication with others to help us?
We may need to know: What techniques and tactics can we use to maintain our direction? What water and environmental conditions might we need to take into consideration when doing this? How can we use the water, wind and waves to maintain or change direction? How can we use our edge and paddle position to help maintain or change direction? How can we use features of our craft to make us more efficient?
We may need to know: How can we monitor and maintain our own well-being and performance and help other people to maintain theirs? How can we respond to this in advanced conditions? Are we working as a team to follow the agreed strategies and plans for the day? Are we, and the people we are paddling with, coping with the conditions and expected future conditions? Are we attending to our needs and the needs of others we are paddling with? Are the methods of communication we set up working effectively in the advanced conditions? If not, how can we change them?
We may need to know: How can we support ourselves on both sides when off balance? Can we roll in advanced environments? Can we remain with our craft and paddle in the event of capsize? What would we do if we, or somebody else, is separated from their craft? Can we self-rescue? Can we get others back into the craft in an advanced environment? Can we help to rescue an injured fellow paddler? How would we deal with loose kit? Are we able to continue if our kit is broken or lost? How can we be proactive when being rescued or rescuing others in an advanced environment? What strategies can we use to work with others to prevent or deal with incidents? How will the advanced conditions affect all of our decisions on dealing with mishaps? Do we have sufficient plans and strategies for all potential incidents? Are we able to summon help?
Considerations: What different tows can we use? What is the best use of single or multiple towing or anchoring techniques in various situations? How would we pick up and establish a tow? How can we release from a tow? What are the dangers with towing?
Every advanced sea kayak trip is an opportunity for learning and improving. We can create a positive impact on our future experiences by performing a good post-trip assessment.
Look around: Reflection in action is useful and changes can be made during the trip. Has anything changed whilst we are out on the water? Are there any environment clues? What are we going to change?
Watching what others do: It might be useful to spend some time observing other paddlers. How are they using the environment to get the best from their boats? Can we use technology to aid our reflection and development?
Continually evaluating the choices we make creates a natural evolution of decision making ability. When we reach a certain point in this, it may be worth considering moving onto British Canoeing Leadership or Coaching qualifications.


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Catherine Volpilhac-Auger
1Not only is classical antiquity familiar to Montesquieu, it offers him the very matter of his reflection: between the modern world and the ancient, he detects no discontinuity nor especially difference of status – whereas Voltaire looks with suspicion on everything that has come down to us from the authors of Antiquity. It is true that certain notions were unknown to the Ancients, such as a monarchy endowed with a legislative body made up of representatives of its citizens (EL, XI, 8) or the distribution of powers in a monarchy (EL, XI, 9); but that only makes it easier to observe them; it is even the sole guarantee of the pertinence of analyses which must not be the product of a given space and time, but attain the highest level of generality. In this capacity, the history of the Romans, without equal before or afterwards, particularly merits study, whereas the Greek republics constitute an excellent locus for study of republics, of which the Europe of Montesquieu's time offered few examples. Thus Montesquieu applies what he announced in the Preface of L'Esprit des lois: "When I have been called back to Antiquity, I have sought to adopt its mentality, so as not to consider similar cases that are really different, and not to miss the differences of those that appear similar." ("Quand j'ai été rappelé à l'Antiquité, j'ai cherché à en prendre l'esprit, pour ne pas regarder comme semblables des cas réellement différents, et ne pas manquer les différences de ceux qui paraissent semblables.") One can see particularly in Book XXIX of L'Esprit des lois how Montesquieu plays on the resemblances and divergences, by comparing the better to distinguish between them a law of Syracuse and the System of Law, substitutions (a legal term for the replacement of one inheritor of an estate for another) among the Romans and the same practice in France, suicide at various times in Antiquity, the formalities of justice, etc. (ch. 6, 8, 9, 10).
2The morality of the Ancients constitute material particularly worthy of interest, and not their political systems alone; they offer a certain number of enigmas, which the modern observer is content to reject as so many proofs of the irrationality of ancient peoples, or not to try to explain. Montesquieu takes pleasure in resolving such difficulties: thus the importance of music among the Ancients (EL, IV, 8: "Explanation of a paradox of the Ancients with respect to mores"), or the surprising punishment of an Areopagite whose crime was killing a sparrow (EL, V, 19): "[…] this was not the condemnation of a crime, but a moral judgment in a republic founded on morality" ("[…] il ne s'agit point là d'une condamnation pour crime, mais d'un jugement de mœurs dans une république fondée sur les mœurs"). Geography enables surprising rapprochements, or rather contrasts, for the general spirit can be quite different between neighboring peoples: "One would not have better taken advantage of an Athenian by boring him than of a Lacedaemonian by entertaining him" ("On n'aurait pas plus tiré parti d'un Athénien en l'ennuyant, que d'un Lacédémonien en le divertissant ", EL, XIX, 7). The very foundation of L'Esprit des lois, or one of its goals, is to explain that which at first appears inexplicable, contradictory or paradoxical. Still one must start with the principle that the ancient Greeks or Romans were no different from the Europeans of modern times, and that one can apply to their institutions, however bizarre they may appear (thus ostracism, EL, XXVI, 17), a principle of intelligibility. This explains in particular his interest for Homer, who to him is not simply a great poet: he introduces us into an irreducibly different world; thus it is as an observer of customs wrongly judged to be strange or even aberrant that Montesquieu takes notes on that author (Rotta); whence these two remarks typical of the interest he takes in him:
– "It seems to me that Homer mentions silver much less frequently than other metals; and it seems to me that gold was in more common use among them. I scarcely find him at all mentioning silver." ("Il me semble qu'Homère parle beaucoup plus des autres métaux que de l'argent ; et il me semble que l'or était chez eux plus en usage. Je ne vois guère qu'il parle de l'argent")
– "One can see that the Greeks, who had different mores and different common law than we do and a different religion, did not have the same notion of generosity as we do" ("On voit que les Grecs qui avaient d'autres mœurs et d'autres droits des gens que nous et une autre religion n'avaient pas la même idée de générosité que nous", Bordeaux, BM, ms 2526/2, f. 5-6 ; OC, t. XVII, in press). Is it therefore the study of mores (perhaps today we would say of "mentalities") that gives him the key to the Romans' destiny? That is in any case what is said in a projected preface, ultimately rejected, for the Considérations: "The history of the Romans has been sought in their laws, their customs, their organization, in private letters, their treaties with their neighbors, the mores of the peoples with whom they dealt […] » ("On a cherché l'histoire des Romains dans leurs lois, dans leurs coutumes, dans leur police, dans les lettres des particuliers, dans leurs traités avec leurs voisins, dans les mœurs des peuples avec qui ils ont eu affaire […]", OC, t. II, p. 315-316).
3One aspect in particular drew his attention: the "crime against nature", mentioned on several occasions (EL, VII, 9 ; XII, 6) – though homosexuality was a sensitive subject, sternly condemned in the 18th century; Montesquieu, who does not attempt to excuse it in cities "where a blind vice ran rampant, and love took only one form" ("où un vice aveugle régnait d'une manière effrénée, où l'amour n'avait qu'une forme", VII, 9), tries to understand it; he takes care each time to place it in its historical, social, and political context, and invokes Plutarch to explain, in a chapter in which he berates the "petty souls" (petites âmes) of women in monarchies, that they can take "no part" in "true love" in Greece (ibid.). The will to understand societies very distant chronologically or geographically from modern ones, and to explain each by the other: this intention motivates the entire work of Montesquieu.
4This implies no idealization on his part: to trust the Ancients is not to devote religious admiration to them, or to be devoid of critical spirit. Quite the contrary, Montesquieu never stops denouncing the treachery and the cruelty of the Romans. To be sure, they can appear as veritable models: "I feel confident in my maxims, when I have the Romans on my side" ("Je me trouve fort dans mes maximes, lorsque j'ai pour moi les Romains"), Montesquieu remarks when he is studying the juridical systems in various governments (EL, VI, 15). But if he admires them, it is in no case on a moral plane; he is above all impressed by the admirable efficiency of the Romans, by their manner of achieving their goal with a perfect economy of means and a sure awareness of their interests. If one wants to know how a people can achieve its ends, one must examine the Romans. Thus the passage from monarchy to republic, which has been lauded as coming from his aspiration to freedom: "One of two things was bound to happen: either that Rome would change its government, or that it would remain a small and poor monarchy" ("Il devait arriver de deux choses l'une : ou que Rome changerait son gouvernement, ou qu'elle resterait une petite et pauvre monarchie", Romans, I; OC, t. II, p. 91). Rome's ambition being clearly established from the start, everything gets going in a process that is unstoppable. Similarly, if it is traditional, in ancient historiography, to recognize the manner in which the Romans were able to adopt their enemies' armament when it was superior to their own, it is specific to Montesquieu to see a methodical plan in that capacity for adaptation. For them all means are good; their fall would come from their failure to see their common interest, when the armies, emperors, senators, and people would begin to pursue only their individual interests – which is what happens when they turn into conquerors, or rather when the conquest goes beyond Italy, or even the limits of their small province: yet their vocation was precisely to be conquerors, since they were constantly at war with their neighbors… That is why the Romans deserve to be known: because from them derives a real knowledge of war and politics, and in talking about the Romans, one can talk about completely contemporary problems without the risk of censorship.
5But there are other features that attract Montesquieu, like the ancient art which he had discovered in Italy (though the digs in Herculanum had not yet begun, and he could not make the same observations as the president de Brosses a few years later). These things are mentioned in his Voyages (OC, t. X), thanks to a great lover of antique sculpture, the Cardinal de Polignac, whom he frequented in Rome in 1729, and De la manière gothique,(OC, t. IX), in which Montesquieu raises questions about the reasons for which the Greeks had achieved perfection in the field of sculpture. Ancient techniques, like all that had been lost in the realm of works and thought, retain his attention, for one might hope to reconstitute this forgotten mastery. In Florence, the gallery of the Grand Duke (OC, t. X) now provided him many objects for admiration and reflection.
6Are we speaking of literature or art? "I confess that one of the things that has most charmed me in the Ancients' works is that they capture the great and the simple, whereas among our moderns it almost always happens that in seeking the great, they lose the simple, or in seeking the simple, lose the great. It seems to me that I see in some lovely, broad countrysides, with their simplicity, and in others the gardens of a rich man, with groves and flowerbeds." ("J'avoue qu'une des choses qui m'a le plus charmé dans les ouvrages des anciens, c'est qu'ils attrapent en même temps le grand et le simple, au lieu qu'il arrive presque toujours que nos modernes, en cherchant le grand, perdent le simple, ou en cherchant le simple, perdent le grand. Il me semble que je vois dans les uns de belles et vastes campagnes avec leur simplicité, et dans les autres les jardins d'un homme riche avec des bosquets et des parterres.", Pensées, no. 117). This aptitude for the sublime comes from a "naïveté" which in turn seems now beyond reach. The disappearance of paganism finally entailed the impoverishment of poetry (Martin 2007): "We owe the cheerful air which is everywhere in fable to the country life that men lived in early times. We owe to it those happy descriptions, the naïve adventures, the gracious divinities, the spectacle of a state so different from ours as to be desired, and not so remote as to seem implausible; finally, the admixture of passions and tranquility. Our imagination laughs at Diana, Pan, Apollo, the Nymphs, the groves, prairies, and fountains. If the earliest men had lived as we in our cities, the poets could not have described for us what we see every day with disquiet, or feel with distaste." ("Nous devons à la vie champêtre que l'homme menait dans les premiers temps cet air riant répandu dans toute la fable. Nous lui devons ces descriptions heureuses, ces aventures naïves, ces divinités gracieuses, ce spectacle d'un état assez différent du nôtre pour le désirer, et qui n'en est pas assez éloigné pour choquer la vraisemblance, enfin, ce mélange de passions et de tranquillité. Notre imagination rit à Diane, à Pan, à Apollon, aux Nymphes, aux bois, aux prés, aux fontaines. Si les premiers hommes avaient vécu comme nous dans les villes, les poètes n'auraient pu nous décrire que ce que nous voyons tous les jours avec inquiétude, ou que nous sentons avec dégoût.", Pensées, no. 108; a passage repeated in Essai sur le goût ; see also Pensées, nos. 112, 114, 115). His reading of the poets continues late into his life: it is only after the publication of L'Esprit des lois that he takes careful notes on Homer, finds not only the material for a genuine history of mentalities, as we have said, but also where, like Pope, he admires the diversity of characters (Martin 2005). He simultaneously admires Vergil and Fénelon, thus demonstrating that he is far from pledging allegiance to the Ancients, and that in the Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns he takes care not to adopt a purely doctrinal position (Martin 2005).
7Obviously one could study each aspect of the vast ancient literature which he knew so well (see the article "Latin writers"). For poetry let us take just Ovid, in whom he sees "nothing to eliminate", for he does not possess "too much wit", as was often said of him at the time (Pensées, no. 2180); or yet Lucretius, whose invocation to Venus he quotes at the beginning of Book XXIII of L'Esprit des lois, devoted to "population" – as the Invocation to the Muses, this passage does not appear in the manuscript prior to publication, and from all appearances was also added in the very last phase of writing (1747), when Montesquieu was feeling the need to relieve his reader and reinforce the "poetic" dimension of his work. History is obviously his chosen domain, beginning with Florus, who was the basis of the Historia romana dictated to him when he was schoolboy (OC, t. VIII), but especially frequently cites in the Essai sur le goût for his taste for the well-struck formula, to Tacitus, his guide as much for the early foundations of germanic society (and therefore of the French monarchy, which had its roots in the frankish nation) as for the denunciation of the law of lese-majesty under Tiberius. Eighteenth-century philosophy is more Latin than Greek, and Montesquieu is not about to grant too much to metaphysics; of Aristotle and Plato he retains mostly their political dimension, prefering to reread the Latin authors, Seneca – some – and Cicero – a great deal. The latter is assuredly the author most admired by Montesquieu, for he was at once a man of action and a philosopher, and what a philosopher! The one who does not let himself be impressed by a philosophical "sect", and packs them all off together (Notes sur Cicéron, OC, t. XVII, and Discours sur Cicéron, OC, t. IX), and was himself a Stoic, among the most remarkable of them (Larrère). But he was also a statesman, and very simply a man, with his weaknesses, like those of his time: "We can see in the letters of a few great men of that time, which have been placed under the name of Cicero because most of them are his, the discouragement and despair of the early republicans at this abrupt revolution […]. And this is better seen in these letters than in the historians' versions: they are the masterpiece of naïveté of people united by a common grief and an era when fake civility had not made the lie omnipresent; finally, we do not see in them, as in most modern letters, people who intend to deceive each other, but unhappy friends who strive to tell each other everything." ("On peut voir dans les lettres de quelques grands hommes de ce temps-là, qu'on a mises sous le nom de Cicéron parce que la plupart sont de lui, l'abattement et le désespoir des premiers hommes de la République à cette révolution subite […]. Et cela se voit bien mieux dans ces lettres que dans les discours des historiens : elles sont le chef-d'œuvre de la naïveté de gens unis par une douleur commune et d'un siècle où la fausse politesse n'avait pas mis le mensonge partout ; enfin on n'y voit point, comme dans la plupart de nos lettres modernes, des gens qui veulent se tromper, mais des amis malheureux qui cherchent à se tout dire.", Romains, XI ; OC, t. II, p. 174). Such familiarity which introduces one into the heart of history is what allowed Montesquieu distance himself appropriately from his enterprise in Romains as in L'Esprit des lois, and which enabled him to adopt the "spirit" of Antiquity.
Catherine Volpilhac-Auger, Tacite et Montesquieu, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, SVEC, 1985.
"L'image d'Auguste dans les Considérations", in Storia e ragione, ed. Alberto Postigliola, Napoli: Liguori, 1986, p. 159-168.
Tacite en France de Montesquieu à Chateaubriand, Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, SVEC, 1993.
Patrick Andrivet, "Montesquieu et Cicéron: de l'enthousiasme à la sagesse", Mélanges offerts à Jean Ehrard, Paris : Nizet, 1992, p. 25-34.
Représentations politiques de l'ancienne Rome des débuts de l'âge classique à la Révolution, thesis (part 4), Clermont-Ferrand II, 1993.
Salvatore Rotta, "L'Homère de Montesquieu", in Homère en France après la Querelle, 1715-1900, ed. Françoise Létoublon and Catherine Volpilhac-Auger, Paris: Champion, 1999, p. 141-149.
Catherine Larrère, "Le stoïcisme dans les œuvres de jeunesse de Montesquieu", dans Montesquieu. Les années de formation, Catherine Volpilhac-Auger dir., Cahiers Montesquieu 5, 1999, p. 163-183.
Vanessa de Senarclens, Montesquieu historien de Rome: un tournant pour la réflexion sur le statut de l'histoire au XVIIIe siècle, Genève: Droz, 2003.
Christophe Martin, "Une apologétique 'moderne' des Anciens: la querelle d'Homère dans les Pensées de Montesquieu", Revue Montesquieu 7, 2003-2004, p. 67-83. http://montesquieu.ens-lyon.fr/spip.php?article329
"'L'esprit parleur': notes de lecture de Montesquieu sur Homère, Virgile, Fénelon et quelques autres", in Montesquieu, œuvre ouverte ? (1748-1755), Catherine Larrère dir., Cahiers Montesquieu 9, 2005, p. 271-291.
De la manière gothique, Pierre Rétat ed., OC, t. IX, 2006, p. 83-101.
Christophe Martin, "'Nos mœurs et notre religion manquent à l'esprit poétique': la poésie des 'temps héroïques' selon Montesquieu", Du goût à l'esthétique : Montesquieu, ed. Jean Ehrard et Catherine Volpilhac-Auger, Pessac: Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux, 2007, p. 79-103.
Volpilhac-Auger Catherine , « Antiquity », translated by Philip Stewart, dans Dictionnaire Montesquieu [online], directed by Catherine Volpilhac-Auger, ENS Lyon, September 2013. URL : http://dictionnaire-montesquieu.ens-lyon.fr/fr/article/1376393285/en
Other articles by Catherine Volpilhac-Auger
Arsace et Isménie
Library/Libraries
Collectio juris
Considerations on the causes of the greatness of the Romans and of their decadence
Sketch of the historical eulogy of the Duke of Berwick
Latin Writers
Extracts and reading notes
Historia romana
The Spirit of Law (manuscript)
Works and writings attributed to Montesquieu
Regent, The
Reflections on the character of certain princes
Vernet, Jacob
Montesquieu, Jeanne de Lartigue, baroness of La Brède and (1692 ? - 1770)
Montesquieu's reading and culture


Night four we were surprised and so pleased to have Joe Brown return and join us on stage to play a couple more tunes. Joe is the missing link between Lonnie Donegan and the Beatles, a show business legend here in the U.K. I've been practising my 'scissors' stroke that he showed Guy and I the other night on ukulele and am now determined to master it. Very tricky, one of those things that takes quite a lot of concentration to get yet sounds best when not thought about. In short, loads of practice until it becomes mindless. Our tour ends July 31st and I hope to have it together by then. It's a device that was used extensively by another U.K. legend of the 30's and 40's, George Formby who was a master of the banjo uke. I've never been able to figure out how it was accomplished until Joe showed us the other night. Cheers Joe.


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The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL / Birkbeck
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Dept of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
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Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 1992
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First Degree, Bachelor of Science | 1984
I received my PhD from the ANU (Australian National University), for studies, theoretical and observational, of magnetic fields in compact stars. After a brief time doing further work in this area at the University of Montreal, I moved to UCL to take up a postdoc position in planetary science. I developed a global model of Jupiter to support the infrared observations of the planet being done by the planetary atmospheres group. After six years at UCL, I moved into industry, working as a software developer for Logica, mostly within the Space division working on onboard software and satellite control. I then moved to Imperial College in 2002, to take up a position as Science Planner and Operations Engineer for the team managing the magnetometer instrument onboard the Cassini spacecraft. I also contributed to the first scientific studies emerging from Cassini's arrival at Saturn in 2004, particularly studies of the planet's magnetospheric boundaries.
In 2007, I moved back to UCL to take up a lectureship with the Physics department, and contribute to the work of the Atmospheric Physics Laboratory / Centre for Planetary Science. I continue to collaborate with Cassini/Saturn scientists and also have returned to work on global models of the giant planets.
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The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 119, Vol. 10, November (Nov.) 28, 1916 - The Navy's Work in 1916
By: Correspondents of The Times
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CLIII - The Navy's Work in 1916. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact.
Title: The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 119, Vol. 10, November (Nov.) 28, 1916 - The Navy's Work in 1916
Author: Correspondents of The Times
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The Times History of the War - Part 14
The Times History of the War - Part 47, Vol. 4, July 13, 1915 - Feeding the Army and Navy


With a reasonably dense and uniform arrangement of data points (or with a grid image file) a number of simple and fast interpolation procedures can be performed. A common procedure for non-uniform data involves dividing the area around a grid point to be interpolated with a segmented circle enclosing a number of neighboring data points. The nearest data point in each of four segments or sectors of the circle is then selected and a 4-sided polygon defined connecting these points. This polygon can be used to define a weighted average for the grid point, either directly (e.g. using simple inverse distance weighting) or indirectly by assigning an adjusted value to each of the 4 grid cells that surround the sample point and taking the average of these. In either case a square or rectangle is determined which again may be used to assign a linearly interpolated value to the central grid point. The cell-based version of this procedure is widely used in image processing, including re-scaling/resampling operations.