{"id":1247,"date":"2015-12-17T20:20:52","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T04:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2016-04-01T10:34:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T17:34:26","slug":"cassie-becomes-sister-of-wa-ngao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/?p=1247","title":{"rendered":"Cassie becomes Sister of Wa Ngao"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Snapshot<\/a><\/p>\n

In an afternoon ceremony today our Pledge Cassie was sworn in as a full Sister by our En. It sure was a full day with all the Christmas Parties too! A very good day!<\/p>\n

\"Snapshot<\/a><\/p>\n

The Scroll:<\/p>\n

13:08:49] Felicity Coronet: Taking a deep breath She smiles and begins
\n[13:09:27] Felicity Coronet: Asante for being here at the Ruins in the Valley of the Ancients Sisters and kajirae
\n[13:09:31] Felicity Coronet: We have a tribal matter which requires Our attention
\n[13:09:46] Felicity Coronet motions to the Pledge Cassie
\n[13:09:57] Felicity Coronet: Come stand before Me Pledge
\n[13:10:11] Cassie (CassBrunel) comes forward nervously
\n[13:10:17] Felicity Coronet: You will not need that bow, so You may remove it
\n[13:10:28] Felicity Coronet: No harm will come to You Pledge
\n[13:10:34] Felicity Coronet smiles
\n[13:10:56] Cassie (CassBrunel) takes off her bow and quiver
\n[13:11:02] Felicity Coronet: Several weeks ago YOu began a journey as Pledge of the Wa Ngao Cassie
\n[13:11:12] Cassie (CassBrunel) nods
\n[13:11:17] Felicity Coronet: In that time, You came to know Us and We to know You
\n[13:11:31] Felicity Coronet: But, no one may continue forever as a Pledge
\n[13:11:38] Cassie (CassBrunel) nods again
\n[13:11:56] Felicity Coronet: As You have not departed the jungles and stand here now I ask this question
\n[13:12:05] Felicity Coronet: “What is it You seek Pledge”?
\n[13:12:34] Cassie (CassBrunel): to join the WaNgao
\n[13:12:43] Felicity Coronet nods and turns to Mosi Uta
\n[13:13:06] Felicity Coronet: Sister, has this Pledge completed all requirements expected of Her
\n[13:13:08] Felicity Coronet: ?
\n[13:13:33] Cassie (CassBrunel) holds breath
\n[13:13:40] Wendy Jelasco: according to the information Pili Uta made available to me and my own observation\u00a0 aii\u00a0 she has
\n[13:14:24] Felicity Coronet nods and turns back to the Pledge.\u00a0\u00a0 I have heard this from My Sister and am pleased.
\n[13:14:27] ahadi (claireforfun) groans as she realises there will be another Huntress to care for
\n[13:14:40] Felicity Coronet: Sisters . . . shall We add Cassie to Our Tribal Roll?
\n[13:15:02] Sanaa (Skipper Foxtrot) smiles to ahadi
\n[13:15:05] Ama (Amanita Pavlova): Aiwaaaaaa, My En!
\n[13:15:06] Felicity Coronet listens for a response
\n[13:15:13] Wendy Jelasco: aii
\n[13:15:16] Ame Starostin (Amethyst Starostin) nods, “Aii”
\n[13:15:36] Felicity Coronet: kajirae . . .will you accept Bibi Cassie as an Owner of your collars?
\n[13:15:37] ahadi (claireforfun): spose so
\n[13:15:47] Sanaa (Skipper Foxtrot): ai my En
\n[13:15:48] Dani Dee Darling (Dani Whitcroft): yes my En
\n[13:15:53] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) smacks ahadi upside the head
\n[13:15:54] Felicity Coronet nods
\n[13:15:57] Ama (Amanita Pavlova): and frowns
\n[13:15:58] ahadi (claireforfun): ouch
\n[13:16:00] Sanaa (Skipper Foxtrot): (ugh brb
\n[13:16:05] ahadi (claireforfun): aii my En
\n[13:16:09] Ama (Amanita Pavlova): ((kk))
\n[13:16:34] Felicity Coronet: As is the custom . . . I will now ask You to speak You “pledge” to the assemble Members of the Wa Ngao Cassie
\n[13:17:10] Cassie (CassBrunel) nods
\n[13:17:25] Cassie (CassBrunel) takes a breath
\n[13:17:29] Felicity Coronet: First, As a Wa Ngao I am true to myself
\n[13:17:47] Cassie (CassBrunel): I will play my role in the tribe to the best of my ability. I carry my weight in the tribe.\u00a0 Be it slave, Huntress, or En, I am the best I can be.
\n[13:17:53] Felicity Coronet nods
\n[13:17:59] Felicity Coronet: Second, As a Wa Ngao I am true to my tribe.
\n[13:18:16] ahadi (claireforfun) mutters and some carry more weight than others
\n[13:18:16] Cassie (CassBrunel): I will never disrespect my tribe. The honor of the Wa Ngao is great and I will never tarnish it willingly or intentionally. En
\n[13:18:34] Felicity Coronet: Third, As a Wa Ngao I will honor my Sisters.
\n[13:18:56] Cassie (CassBrunel): Be them slave, Huntress, or En, I respect them all the same. Roles are stations in life or jobs but the Sisterhood transcends that.\u00a0 I would never do anything intentionally to make my sisters uncomfortable, embarrassed, or dishonored…
\n[13:18:56] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) listens to the pledge recite her vows and smiles, know full well what a matter of honor this recitation is
\n[13:19:04] Cassie (CassBrunel) looks sideways at ahadi
\n[13:19:09] Felicity Coronet: Foourth, As a Wa Ngao I will honor my home.
\n[13:19:34] Cassie (CassBrunel): The lands of my home are the homes of my sisters. Our homes are sacred and are respected. Our home provides shelter and sustenance. I will fiercely protect my home.
\n[13:19:45] Felicity Coronet smiles . . Fifth, As a Wa Ngao I will protect my heritage
\n[13:20:10] Cassie (CassBrunel): Our past builds our future. Our future becomes our past in time. Our heritage reflects our honor on a third dimension.
\n[13:20:20] Felicity Coronet: Sixth, As a Wa Ngao I will honor Gor.
\n[13:20:45] Cassie (CassBrunel): I understand that what gor means to others is as important to them as it is to me.\u00a0 While I may not share every idea others may have, I respect and defend their rights to theirs.\u00a0 I do not weigh my values above the values of others and will decline to judge.
\n[13:20:57] Felicity Coronet: Seventh, As a Wa Ngao I will build on the future.
\n[13:21:13] Cassie (CassBrunel): I understand that education is the basis of growth in general and not just personal.\u00a0 I will do my best to project a better understanding of myself, my tribe, my sisterhood,\u00a0 my home, my heritage, and Gor.
\n[13:21:27] Felicity Coronet: This Pledge has been spoken by all that came before YOu Cassie, and will be spoken by all that follow You
\n[13:21:37] Felicity Coronet smiles warmly and turns
\n[13:21:39] Cassie (CassBrunel) nods
\n[13:21:46] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) reaches down and lifts Sanaa’s head by the chin
\n[13:21:59] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) whispers, “Go kennel, girl”
\n[13:22:12] Cassie (CassBrunel) watches the En
\n[13:22:16] Felicity Coronet: Taking the Bow and Quiver from the stone She turns and speaks of Family
\n[13:22:28] Sanaa (Skipper Foxtrot) nods as I slip off to the hunt
\n[13:22:38] Felicity Coronet: Two fluids are essential for life
\nWithout either one, a person perishes
\n[13:22:55] Felicity Coronet: One is water
\n[13:23:03] Felicity Coronet: The other blood
\n[13:23:11] Felicity Coronet: Such is also true with families
\n[13:23:17] Felicity Coronet: Two are required for a full and complete life.\u00a0 To keep from perishing
\n[13:23:25] Felicity Coronet: One is Our “Family of Blood”, those who We are bound to by birth
\n[13:23:34] Felicity Coronet: The Other is Our “Family of Water”, those We meet and bond with in Life
\n[13:23:51] Felicity Coronet: Two Families, both essential to a successful and happy life
\n[13:24:12] Felicity Coronet hold out the Tribal Bow, Wrath of the Wa Ngao and offers it to Cassie.
\n[13:24:24] Felicity Coronet: Will You accept this Bow and what it represents?
\n[13:24:35] Cassie (CassBrunel) reaches and takes the bow
\n[13:24:51] Cassie (CassBrunel): I will my En
\n[13:24:55] Felicity Coronet smiles warmly as Cassie accepts the bow
\n[13:24:58] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) nods and smiles
\n[13:24:59] Felicity Coronet: We of the Wa Ngao welcome You into Our Family of Water Cassie
\n[13:25:04] Felicity Coronet: ***Wewtwewt ***
\n[13:25:05] Ama (Amanita Pavlova): as Cass takes the bow
\n[13:25:16] Cassie (CassBrunel) smiles
\n[13:25:16] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) raises Her right hand in a fist
\n[13:25:21] Wendy Jelasco smiles and nods
\n[13:25:25] Ama (Amanita Pavlova): and howls
\n[13:25:35] Cassie (CassBrunel) holds up the bow to the Sisters
\n[13:25:39] Ama (Amanita Pavlova): “welcome to Wa Ngao, Cass!”
\n[13:25:55] ahadi (claireforfun): welcome Huntress
\n[13:25:56] Wendy Jelasco: \/clap
\n[13:26:01] Cassie (CassBrunel): Thank you
\n[13:26:07] ahadi (claireforfun): ahadi will be honoured to serve you
\n[13:26:10] Felicity Coronet: Phew!
\n[13:26:19] Cassie (CassBrunel): thank you all
\n[13:26:26] Ame Starostin (Amethyst Starostin) smiles and brings hand to shoulder in applause
\n[13:26:29] Cassie (CassBrunel) smiles
\n[13:27:24] Felicity Coronet: Welcome Sister
\n[13:27:37] Wendy Jelasco: welcome Sister
\n[13:27:56] Cassie (CassBrunel) grins
\n[13:27:57] Cassie (CassBrunel): TY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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