First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 2 December 1014 My dearest cousin Armand, But there, you have started in surprise. Yes, it is I, your cousin Amelia! But what is the cause of your surprise? Is it that I call you "dearest cousin"? As you are my only close cousin, you are certainly my dearest. … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Wickshire (1 February 37 AF)

First Letter Dear Jack, Bois-de-Bas has grown in size yet again with the coming of the garrison, and I am not sure how we will manage. When I first came, this was a tidy little place, and all discussions as to the future of the community were held in the hot springs of a Sunday … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Friction (23 January 37 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, Tonight is Twelfth Night, or L'Épiphanie as my Provençese-speaking fellows call it; and tomorrow Jack will return to Mont-Havre without having formed any attachment to any of the daughters of Bois-de-Bas—and, what is more surprising, without any marked degree of flirting! It is a state of the most vexing, as Amelie … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Twelfth Night (6 January 37 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, It is usually quiet in Bois-de-Bas in this season. The snow has covered the ground, the crops have been in seemingly for ever, les bûcherons are home by the fire, and everyone has settled in for the winter. This year, in contrast, we have a new garrison, courtesy of Lord Doncaster. … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Garrison (30 December 36 AF)