Chalice - Gerald Lyriel, Calontir's Queen-Patroness By courtesy, grace, and dignity blessed _____________She called to Her court A chalice She held with Honor's import. "Child, We have here no great treasure To make you rich, but a measure Of good advice which you may need We give it hoping you'll take heed. "Only in Virtue is there good Fortune can often be withstood By virtue which can't be taken away. We give this cup to mark this day." So said Lyriel and Fernando from the Falcon Thrones, set in Their ___________________ on this ___ day of  _______________, A.S. XXXV Notes: the second stanza is from Moral Letters, her advice to her son on the occaision of his fostering in 1402.  The first three lines of the third stanza are from her plan for the education of the Dauphin, at about the same time.  Both were done as quatrains comprised of rhymed couplets.  I'm not trying to work the date and place into the rhyme scheme--on a custom text, that can be done, but place names in Calontir do not all have the same number of syllables. The phrase "Falcon Thrones" appears in every text I have ever done--sort of a signature--and is doubly appropriate for this reign.