Logs:Tithe Returned... And Reclaimed

Tithe Returned... And Reclaimed
RL Date: 18 June, 2013
Who: Aishani, Azaylia, Z'ian
Type: Info
What: Aishani returns the High Reaches Hold tithe. Z'ian claims it back.
Where: High Reaches Weyr
When: Day 2, Month 1, Turn 32 (Interval 10)
Mentions: Devaki/Mentions, Taikrin/Mentions
Turnover Eve is not the most /convenient/ time for a tithe to arrive, as most of the Weyr tends to have the night and the next day off usual duties. Given that, it was probably no surprise that that, when the High Reaches Hold tithe arrived during that day, it wasn't immediately unloaded. But it wasn't unloaded the next day either. Or the next day -- when, in fact, the tithe train turned around and left the bowl, still loaded with its meager supplies. The story trickles out pretty quickly: the Acting Weyrwoman wanted the tithe turned over to the Weyrwomen or the Weyrleader; Lord Devaki said it could go through Glacier riders specifically or it could be sent back... so it was. (Though how one can turn over a tithe to a wing and not its Wingleader is up for debate.) Opinions are /obviously/ mixed on this controversial move: Some don't think the Weyr should ever turn down any tithe, even such a small one; others believe that the Weyr can't allow Holders to determine where and to whom their tithes go -- what's to stop them from telling the Weyr /how/ to use the supplies at that point? And there are those that will denounce anything the new Lord does, no matter what -- and what's his deal with Glacier anyway? One thing is certain: High Reaches Hold's tithe would have made it a leaner winter than usual to begin with; without what they /did/ send, there will definitely be a need to reuse warmer clothing, amongst smaller deprivations. Hopefully, the Weyrleaders have a plan to handle the situation. On Day 3, after the tithe train had already left High Reaches Weyr a contingent of riders met with them on the road. While they didn't identify themselves immediately, when asked they did say they were from Glacier. And an inspection of wing badges certainly seemed to lend credence to that claim. However it would quickly become apparent after they returned to the Weyr with the tithes in tow, (having flown them in rather than force the holders to walk the snowy, soggy road again) that they were not in fact of the Weyrleader's wing. That it was none other than Boreal inserting itself yet again into Weyr politics. Those that were at the Weyr when they returned would note that Azaylia at least seemed to be expecting Z'ian and company, because the tithes were quickly received and distributed to the appropriate places. How exactly Aishani and the Weyr at large will react to this is unknown, as is the reaction from Lord Devaki when the news of the deception eventually reaches him. Which shouldn't be long.

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