First, I want to thank those that took the time to speak to me in regard
to my prior posts and this ongoing assault on the desert and her people
because of it. First of all, in "claiming", I thought it was clear that
Antioch is claiming Protectorate of the desert. Obviously, this was
taken to mean that I "own" the desert. That is not the case and I never
said that, nor even meant to imply such. But we do protect it. We CLAIM
it as our protectorate.

I find it amusing that Ryax can condemn me for claiming protectorate
then turns right around and claims El'Jazira as his own. That too is
part of the desert and in no way belongs to any protectorate other than
Antioch's. He continues, as well as others, to slay innocents in that
Towne all in the name of the "wilds".

Many of you assaulting the desert, were once protectorates of it
yourself. You assisted us in ridding the desert not only of magick but
of those that toy in the demonic entities. As stated before, Antioch has
always claimed protectorate of the desert and this will not change. Just
as the forestals claim to protect the wilds, so do we, those of the
desert sands, claim to protect our environment, in our own way, with our
own beliefs.

Just as the desert does not own us, nor do we own the sands, but we live
in harmony with it.

Song Ashtear
Farah of Antioch

Penned by my hand on the 9th of Aequitas, in the year 502 AD.