His Majesty has not been incommunicado -- this very matter was discussed with the Government three and a half weeks ago. As the Seneschal has confirmed, His Majesty has generally been quick to reply when she consults him.
I would like to know if King John has not been incommunicado, why he never responded to multiple emails from his own Secretary of State. That is why I started that other thread, out of sheer frustration that the king doesn't respond to members of the Royal Household. Perhaps you could ask him S:reu Regent since it seems you have ready access to the king.
Well, he appointed a regent because he wanted some assistance with things building up, so presumably my appointment itself is your answer
Please let me know if I can help with anything else.
No I'm sorry but that really isn't the answer. Letting things build up is one thing, not responding to numerous emails and never acknowledging legitimate issues bothers me. I am glad he appointed a regent to do the things he didn't really want to do or whatever the reason is, I just wish he hadn't gone MIA for over 70 days when it would have taken five minutes to pop on to Witt and let us all know he was ok but just really busy.
Well, it's kind of a crazy time for a lot of people. There's a global pandemic and almost everyone is struggling to accommodate themselves to a drastically different world, and some people have health issues or their loved ones do. I can't speak to the specifics of His Majesty's situation, but the guy stepped up to do the job 15 years ago in a time of crisis and has found it mostly a thankless task. Please, let's give him the same grace that we would give anyone in the same situation. You are annoyed that he missed your emails or didn't have a chance to reply to them, and I respect that and apologize for that. But he has acted to help fix things and move things forward, so let's join together and do that. What are the issues still outstanding that need attention?
Trust me S:reu Regent I know all about the global pandemic. I've spent the past 7-8 months teaching remotely and hardly ever leaving my home. I'm not disrespecting the king or misunderstanding any possible situations. I also intimately understand thankless jobs so that is not an area I raise either. I simply wanted a reply to emails. I didn't send them because I wanted to bother or trouble the king. I sent them in the hopes he could help with a few things that needed to be done or addressed.
For example, Maricopa has a Cunstaval who hasn't been seen or heard from in over a year (last post on OldWitt was September 2019). Our cunstaval doesn't even have an account on this version of Witt. I asked the king to please replace him with an active citizen and preferably someone from Maricopa. Other provinces face the same problem. I checked, the Regent has all the powers of the king. You could do this. The king could have done this. Some provinces cannot even operate without one. That is what is outstanding and needs to be done.
After spending all day teaching over zoom like I do, I imagine you must be pretty frustrated and worn out, and I feel the same way about it. It is difficult to manage and helping the children learn is an incredibly arduous task under these circumstances. all the thousand things that we're accustomed to do, from subtly checking on a child's welfare to giving them the word of encouragement that they might need in that moment - it's all harder. Let us all do our best to extend grace as we deal with new problems and new challenges. His Majesty has acted to try to remedy the problems with the things that needed to be done, and I will do my level best to assist with them.
Yes, I may exercise all the powers of the king. I believe you have already alerted me to the situation in Maricopa, and I assure you that I will investigate the situation and act as best I may to help relieve the issue. Consistently active provincial officers are a problem as old as the provinces themselves, but making appointments so entirely within the purview of the crown is something that I am trying to take seriously and thoughtfully. I promise you I will do my best with it.