"Word of this has come to me as a great surprise. Never would I have thought to ever be chosen for such a distinction as Patriarch of our Great House Lomasa, and I will do my absolute best to ensure that we both survive and thrive in these new and unfamiliar times. I will ensure the swift formation of a noble Lomasa Order of Knights for the further protection of our holdings, and hope to bring to it a history of service that my own Uncle - the late former Horselord Warlan Lomasa - would be proud of. Although our House has endured great blows from those among us who care nothing for the greater whole, I will do my best to ensure House Lomasa remain a strong and stalwart defender of the Empire - and look good doing it. To both the Emperor and the entirety of House Lomasa, I am honored to ser