Capsuleer fickleness. Well, I guess it is for the better that the wedding annulment has been annulled. I am happy that lady Ashland and lady-consort Blackwind seem to have patched up their relation. Personally, I blame the slaver tooth necklace, it being a bad luck charm.
While around Amarr, I have noted another increase in pilgrims. To Emperor Doriam II's memorial, and to empress Jamyl I's statue and the Mekhios graveyard.
This time around, I am wary - I do not let my heart jump of joy at the sight of hit-and-run-pilgrims any more. Indeed, after asking around a bit I received confirmation that this is again part of the Gallente election tour.
The candidates - all three of them! - not only urge their capsuleer supporters to visit the Eve Gate, which can be considered a space phenomenon beyond borders, but they also bring them closer to Amarr, to our memorials. This is very good news, and can only signal the willingness of each of the three candidates to collaborate more closely with the Empire. At the least, it is a show of respect. No wonder that the Empress has reciprocated, and that she is not preferring one candidate over the other.
It is also a very big snub from the Federation to the Republic.
The tour does not pass by any Minmatar system. And the choice of visiting the Mekhios graveyard is a clear condemnation of the Elder Fleet and of the Minmatar agression. Official election tour visits to the memorial are an expression of support for the Amarr side of our enduring conflict. It also signals a strengthening of the new Entente between our empires, and the deepening rift between the Federation and the Republic.
Perhaps the day that the Federation presents excuses for their support of the Elders and even aids us in bringing the Defiants to justice is not too far away!
