King David had of course informed Lady Rochelle of the intention to name Queen Atalanta as one of Sword parents and Rochelle had considered it a wise move. She'd settled into her role in Cassiopeia now and rather liked the country but thankfully she'd had little need to visit the Queen often. Instead her days were largely made up of dealing with interest from tourists with problems, the odd enquiry from businesses in either country and on one occasion dealing with a drunken rugby fan who had got himself arrested. She presented her credentials at the complex's gate and waited to be shown to the Queen's room.
As she entered she was hit by the smell of something cooking and was thankful she'd not had breakfast. She had grown to like the local cuisine with the exception of olives and now she hoped she wouldn't be offered any as surely that might cause offence. "Hello Your Majesty" Rochelle gave a bow as she entered. "My King asks that I offer you his thanks for your message of well wishing about the birth of Prince Llewellyn and has asked that I do my best to answer any of your questions regarding the role of Sword Mother." She waited to be permitted to take a seat and then continued. "If perhaps I may begin by outlining the history of the role. According to our faith the God of War, an individual called Jekar, witnessed that during the battle with the Underlords a man would fight harder to protect his family than to protect just a fellow soldier. To us this is common sense but this realisation saw Jekar set about trying to forge bonds so close between humans that it were as though blood connections existed. With this in mind the idea of Sword of Shield Siblings were created to give people larger extended families. When humanity and the Gods emerged victorious it was at a time when many children had no parents according to scripture and so Jekar and Helus ordered all children to be allocated role models to show them how to live a virtuous life. These people became Sword and Shield Parents. Over time the concept developed and the individuals were allocated for all children. Those accepting the role are tasked with helping guide the child in how to be a virtuous person. Since King David came to the throne the idea has been to connect back to Jekars original idea of using the idea to forge close friendships with other nations through key members of their society. Now this brings me to the position of Sword Mother. It is thought that a Sword Mother is someone who has demonstrated the virtues of Strength, both physical and mental, Honour, Bravery, Dedication, Self Sacrifice, Respect, Mercy and Logic." Rochelle ticked them off on her fingers as she listed them. "King David believes the leadership you showed in helping remove your military Junta and the service you've given your nation over your life would be an excellent example to Prince Llewellyn."
She took a pause for a second. "I understand that being so connected to something seen as being part of another faith may be complex and so if you have any questions I'll do my best to answer them Your Majesty."