"Disharmony in the home, disharmony in the nation."
Calamity strikes at the heart of the Tercenë Dynasty!
Problems have arisen within the Arcalcassë Palace! Is Arda Tuluva's empress losing her grip on the Mandate? Many think so. As the old Arda Tuluvan saying about the Empress goes "Disharmony in the home, disharmony in the nation." Gossip Daily has the exclusive of the troubles gripping Arda Tuluva's ruling Dynasty.
Rumors have circulated among Arda Tuluva's ruling elite that the Virtuous Consort has not been seen in the Arcalcassë Palace from weeks as a picture of Aranince, the Virtuous Consort, has been seen of him in Lodja!
Computer facial recognition software confirm that that is in fact the Virtuous Consort strolling around the Isle of Tar, Lodja. He isn't wearing the traditional robes that Arda Tuluvans are so fond of, he's in modern clothes! This comes just days before the the Arcalcassë Palace released an official statement, saying:
"His Imperial Highness, the Virtuous Consort - ever pious and mindful, a filial son and loyal servant - has entered into solitude for a period of reflection and contemplation. Blessings answer fortune. May his ancestors watch over him."Zhou Jielun, an expert on Arda Tuluvan culture and professor of history at Heimai University, corresponded with Gossip Daily, "Reflection and contemplation is a well known Arda Tuluvan locution that generally has but two meanings." He wrote in an email to Gossip daily, "One: an Arda Tuluvan is politely declining an invitation. Two: said person has made a grave transgression." Mr. Zhou explained that by the Arcalcassë publicly issuing the statement it must be the ladder reason.
Jacqueline Fine, Gossip Daily's astrologer and numerologist, speaks of the importance of timing in relation to certain Celestial bodies. As Arda Tuluvans are extremely superstitious the Virtuous Consort had gone into isolation during the Celestial month of Hlorëapimpe. "[The Consort's] sign falls under Nénelindo which is exalted by Hlorëapimpe." Ms. Fine told Gossip Daily that the extremely superstitious Arda Tuluvans find importance in the smallest of events, times, and places. By the Virtuous Consort taking his "period of reflection and contemplation" during this month it goes to show the seriousness of his error.
Mr. Zhou also wrote, "Now, to a foreigner these small nuances might seem insignificant, trivial beyond belief. But, to the Arda Tuluvans this is, in fact, monumental. Dynasties have been brought to the brink of collapse from sovereigns' inability to maintain ritual and regulations. Among [the Arda Tuluvans] it is commonly thought that if the Empress cannot keep her own household in line, how is she to keep the nation in line? It will be interesting to see how this develops in the future."
Our own expert on Arda Tuluva at Gossip Daily said that while the Mandate of Heaven (Arda Tuluvan ideology giving their sovereign the right to rule absolute) seems to be firmly in the Tercene Dynasty's hands it could just as easily slip away. Gossip Daily also finds it very interesting that Imatyva, Arda Tuluva's State Media, has remained suspiciously quiet about this event.