Should the court, or should the court not - have their own military. It seemed like an odd question to me, and perhaps that is one of the weaknesses of these meetings, you - as a spectator - is thrown right into the deep end. The motions are not really explained, and often not detailed either - and if they exist somewhere for the public to read, then I have no idea where - and nor does rest of the public I imagine. From what I gather, then someone (Lord de Meneres) felt the court needed their own military - why the court - who serves the King - needs military is beyond me.
The court decided to, and this may become a theme, not decide anything just yet, but instead making an ammendment and then put it to a written vote.
There was some talk about simply - as one may think logical - rely on the already existing military forces, as well as working together with the guard forces and intelligence branches. Why this is even a question is beyond me. But we will see what comes of it.
Next on the agenda was the question about whether or not to reach out to the plagued (not plagued in a medical sense, I hope) citizens of Duskwood and more importantly apparently, who should lead said delegation. This debate almost got juicy for a moment when an incident regarding some trolls and a prior delegation was brought up by court-member Countess Wolsey. Her accusation was that a prior delegation allowed another member of the court to negotiate with a hostile tribe of trolls in the middle of an armed conflict, and no one in the delegation stopped her. According to her it is therefore vital that a delegation to Duskwood is lead by more experienced members of the court who has the experience and political clout to make sure the delegation is successfull. The following debate spurred a reaction from Sir Garviel, who found Countess Wolsey's comment to borderline treason, to which the Countess replies that, "I'd like to inform Sir Garviel that in Stormwind, "more or less" does not constitute an accusation.".
After this "clarification" Sir Darius Agrovane agreed with Countess Wolsey, and he also stressed the importance of sending a diplomat, rather than a general. The Chair found it useful at this point to hear a local representative about the matter and Lazarus Severim, a representative of The Onyxguard of Duskwood was allowed to speak to the court. The Onyxguard explained how they rarely see support from Stormwind, how the city guards seem uninterested in helping capture fugitives in Duskwood and how their pleas for aid often gets turned down, and that they look favourable on the future if the Royal Court follows through with sending aid and recognizing their plights.
After the Onyxguard, Lady-Justicar Darkstar of the Office of Justice addressed the court, agreeing with Countess Wolsey and suggested that Count Essington be appointed the leader of the delegation. Knight-Captain Lortherntus Theodore of the 7th Legion, Unit Decima, stationed in Duskwood, followed up with a plea to the court to send someone with a good knowledge of Duskwood and that the delegate must "be a figure who is able to work along with the armed forces."
At the end of the debate it was decided that a nomination will be made by the Executive Office for consideration at next week's meeting.
Conclusion?
As mentioned in the beginning then The Lion's Roar will keep trying to cover these meetings. We will be critical where we need to be, but do keep in mind any opinion given above is the opinion of the author of this article, not the official opinion of The Lion's Roar. The Royal Court exists to advise the King on important matters, and while the importance of these matters seem to range from hiring a secretary - to whether or not the court should have a military branch and who should lead a delegation to Duskwood, then there is not doubt that as a whole, the Court does play an important role in our lives, and perhaps we should be better at keeping an eye on them for that very reason.