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<DIV>Greeting Unto Your Excellency,<BR>Kainin Tepesa, Baron Bonwicke<BR><BR>I
come to you this morning bearing news you must hear.<BR><BR>Yesterday while at
the market, a seriously injured lad came into town. He <BR>was injured and
apparently attacked while on the road from the south, he <BR>said that and his
grandmother was on the way to see you. This young lad <BR>refused to be
treated for his injuries until he had spoke to several of the <BR>men here and
pleaded for us to find his grandmother as he was unable to <BR>carry her as he
was injured.<BR><BR>He said that he and his grandmother was stopped on the road
by several men <BR>wearing livery of blue and gold. These men attacked him
and his grandmother after being questioned on where they were going and why they
were on their way to see you. This young lad said that his grandmother, an
old lady of the woods who both claimed had she had the powers of her ancestors -
the oracles of Delphi, and she had great portents of things to come. We
finally found her in a clearing, blue she was very near death's door.
Unfortunately <BR>their was nothing we could do for her but make her as
comfortable as we could, but the last words that she spoke were meant for
you.<BR><BR>She said that the matter between you and the Baron of Elfsea was a
grave <BR>matter for the Kingdom, and that the West must prepare for the arrival
of the Baron and his followers. She also said that "She had foreseen
that on the early <BR>morning of the day that you are to meet the 'Bloody
Baron', you will have the <BR>support of valiant warriors from all
the corners of Ansteorra. She said that the <BR>outrageous actions and
claims by the Baron of Elfsea have even been heard <BR>by the stars
themselves, and that the stars will fly to your side before the sun rises that
morning, and within a month of your meeting there will be a new Baron in
Elfsea." Shortly thereafter she closed her eyes and passed away.<BR><BR>By
the time that we returned to town, our local Chirurgeon stopped and <BR>informed
us that while the young lad was cut several times none of his wounds <BR>were
fatal, but that his wounds were made by weapons coated in a poison, that smelled
of roasting almonds. The Chirugeon after inspecting the grandmother
<BR>also found the smell of almonds in her wounds, and that both of them could
<BR>not be saved, due to the poison used. He also took the time to check
her <BR>belongings that we found near her and noticed that the cheese, meat and
loaf <BR>of bread all had the same smell. He also suggested that the two
be buried <BR>immediately with all of their belongings to prevent anyone else
coming in <BR>contact with the poison. We have followed his instructions
and they now lay <BR>side by side near a tree in our cemetery. Alas,
I must also report to you that in all the confusion of trying to find the
old lady, we never did learn the names of these two fallen individuals; and
as no one here in the shire could recognize them. So their graves are
at this time, unmarked. </DIV>
<DIV><BR>I am sorry to bring this sad message of evil doings to you, but you
should know what has transpired to those who support you and the Western
Region.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>HL Agnarr Thorvaldsson<BR>Shire of Crossrode Keep, Ansteorra<BR></DIV>
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