Following Orders

[Mikael of Aragon]

Thank you, all! It's rewarding to see folks I respect give such praise to my work. 

And happy birthday to the little princess!!!! May she have a blessed year full of fun and magic and wonderment! 

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

You do great work Brother! Thank you on behalf of the Princess for your kind thoughts!

Per request, here is a shot just before the Princess' night of festivities began!

[Lady Christina de Pond]

good looking crew there wm

[Mikael of Aragon]

Great family shot!

(It's nice to see someone else where his armor to Medieval Times.)   

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

It's like "Templar Express".....never leave home without it! 

[Mikael of Aragon]

Ha! No lie. I'm thinking about wearing my kit to the next comic book convention that I'm going to be doing sketches at in March. Ya know, since I'm promoting sketches of knights, NOT because I look for any excuse to wear it. Yeah, that's it...   

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

You absolutely should! You'd steal the show! 

Don't make me break open a can of........."Deus Vult!"

[Sir William Marcus]

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

I love that drink!!!

Because......................

[Mikael of Aragon]

Does that come in a 12 pack?   

BTW, Brother William, you're next up on the sketch list. I have new drawing tools I'm logging time with, and since I've been extraordinarily remiss in getting group pictures done, I'm letting fly with the free sketches (worked around my paying customers, of course).   

[Sir William Marcus]

Most thankful brother Mikael. I will look forward to its completion. As for the 12 pack of "Deus Vult",  I have an entire truck load in your vicinity, right now,  ready for home delivery....God wills it!

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

I have an entire truck load in your vicinity, right now,  ready for home delivery....God wills it!

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in medieval history:

1. Baghdad falls to Mongol invaders in 1258 (a sure lesson on how to deal with insurgents!)
Hülegü, grandson of Genghis Khan, led the victorious invasion. Thus began a long period of economic, political, and cultural decline in Iraq that was only overcome in the sixteenth century.



2. Baldwin III dies in 1162, he was the King of the crusader state of Jersualem, Baldwin was well-respected for his military ability, his education, and his diplomacy.

[Mikael of Aragon]

20 spoonfuls of sugar, twice the caffeine of the country of Columbia and a selfless devotion to the Pope.

"Say, is that a can of DEUS VULT?  No, it's a CHALICE full!"



Deus Vult. Because God Wills It.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Abso-friggen-lutely!

BTW Brother.....it's good to have you back!