[Elfsea] Words of Warning

[Stacy E. Dickey]

Fair Lady Sabine,

    News of your recent invasion reached my ears and I pray all are safe. 
While I am personally unable to assist in protecting your study, I would be 
most happy to send two of my guards from Evreux. They are of strong build, 
quite skilled in the art of swordplay, and are even gifted with the ability 
to read and write. Additonally, my house boasts two young workers, which may 
be sent to assist in your domestic matters while your focus is elsewhere. 
One is a young boy who is most capable of attending your fires and stables. 
The young girl will assist as your personal attendant. With this venturing 
party I send monies for your loss, fine fruits and livestock for your table, 
and threads of silk for your beloved domestic art of embroidery.

    May you find peace and safety in these most difficult times.


Pour Dieu, Roi, et Pays,
Madame Colète d'Évreux



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ameline Dubois" <ameline at generich.com>
To: "Sabine le Curter" <purpleermine at gmail.com>; "Barony of Elfsea" 
<elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Elfsea] Words of Warning


> Fair Sabine,
>   I am most upset to hear of your trouble. I will send two from castle to
> help you with your study this afternoon feel free to keep them till 
> Saturday
> if you wish. I am sorry Raymond is at other tasks but Irena and Medb eat
> much less and are quite pretty to look at. I believe you Know them both.
> They are most trusted and work quite hard especially for cheese, I know 
> not
> why. I regret that my guard is not numerous enough to protect all the
> dwellings in the land of Elfsea. Yet we are at this time sending riders to
> keep watch for travelers who seem suspicious. I will keep you abreast if
> there is any news. Take care, I consider you a great treasure to the 
> Barony
> if I can be of assistance to you further please let me know.
>  Ameline
> Lady Elfsea
>
>
> From: "Sabine le Curter" <purpleermine at gmail.com>
>
>
>> To the Populace of Elfsea I send words of warning!
>>
>> I fear my friends that terrible times are ahead of us.  Upon returning
>> from Their Excellencies court a few nights past, I noticed that the
>> latch on the door to my study had been tampered with.   I entered to
>> find my study in complete disarray!  The entire room has been
>> searched, furniture has been destroyed, scrolls and manuscripts from
>> the archives are ruined.  I have not completed a full survey of the
>> damage, but it seems to be immense.
>>
>> One thing I have been able to note as missing is a manuscript that His
>> Excellency had received from HL Valerius.  I was in the middle of
>> trying to decipher some the writing.  I can not begin to think who
>> would be interested in a half interpreted manuscript regarding ancient
>> Chinese war tactics.  It really was quite a tedious read.
>>
>> I must assume though that the cretins who destroyed my study were
>> after this one item since nothing else seems to me missing.  What this
>> means I am not sure, but I feel that no matter what it can not be
>> good.  This combined with the ominous warning sent to us from HL Medb
>> makes me wonder what dark times we are entering.
>>
>> I would encourage all of you to take a look through you belongings and
>> check to see if anything is missing or perhaps been tampered with.
>> Maybe with a few more clues we can discern what these imbeciles are
>> after.  And if by chance you have a servant to spare for the day, I
>> would be greatly appreciative of the loan.  There is much work and
>> repair to be done, and despite the hardest efforts of my staff we seem
>> to be proceeding slowly.
>>
>>
>> Ever in Service,
>>
>> Lady Sabine le Curter