Editing Call to the Kin-Ambercon (section)

=='''The Story as told, during an interlude in the Library of Amber by Arloxedra, to cats and kin.==

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Arlo leans back and lights a cig while reclining with friends in the East Fireplace nook under the Astrolabe Room.  Donovan, Skadi, and Chriss sit in the chairs and sofa close to the low table the food and wine, and Arlo's ashtray sit on while he talks.  Nearby sit The Elites: Haris Tazil-Donovan's Elite, Ariebah-Skadi's Elite, and Alexandra-Chris's Elite. 

'''"I am so glad the three of you turned up here together.  You are all fairly new to Amber and your kinship in the House Bariman.  I know Donovan, you have had some rough adventures dealing so well with the Arden stone.  Kudos. Skadi, I cheer your desire to visit here from Mandalay.  More interaction between the two primal realms is necessary.   And Chris, I am glad to see you ashore finally.  I think we have enough books to keep you busy for an eon.  Haris, Ariebah, Alexandra, you are welcome too of course.  I may be a defrocked prince but I support everyone who supports Amber.  Our family is so diverse.. The House Bariman, a house of Chaos, if a rebel one. Feel free to drink anything here you like.  The decanters refill magically and the Barrel is on of [[Dame Margot]] kitchen barrels I keep sneaking down here."'''

Elayne sits curled in a deep book shelf emptied and fitted with pillow, looking down at the scene.  That she is Arlo's paramour is an open secret.  Curled by her feet is the large cat only called Cat, arlo's companion and the queen of the pets of the castle. 

Far up the hall sleeps Darcy Rozaro, Arlo's Elite.  Darcy loves his posting since it lets him sleep a lot because Arlo almost never leaves the library. 

Haris says, '''"My Lord Arloxedra, I have often wanted to ask you about the Call to the Kin that King Random issued early in his riegn.  Among the nobles, gentry, and the peasantry it is a story told and retold and I would very much like to hear the tale told properly, without delusions of the masses."'''

Arlo nods, looking at the young royals with a smile, then nods to Prince haris of Taziliwere.

'''"Well, its a tale worth telling.  First of all, Oberon was not wild about bringing his children here. Some he brought, some he marooned in shadow, some he built hard walls against ever getting here."

'''"The ones he brought he pit against each other in the hope that the strongest cabal, that cooperated best, would be the most likely to rule well.  A strange point of view. Foolish. However, Oberon set a powerful destiny trap like a rushing river to keep certain elders from being part of that contest."

'''"So in Amber you had Benedict, Eric, Corwin, Gerard, Caine, Bleys, Fiona, Brand, Llewlla, Flora and Random. The others he all but banished, in my opinion, as unworthy.  Osric, Finndo, Borlak,  Orosala, the Monsters of the First Brood, Giovanni, and a host of others, were left in shadow, deemed unworthy.