Armand’s First Letter. Amelia’s First Letter. Cathy’s First Letter. 11 January 1026, Bois-de-Bas, Armorica My dear Dr. Archer (for so I will address you today, Amelia), Your diagnosis is exact and your prescription worthy of any physician. Directly upon receiving your letter of the 8th, or more precisely the following morning, I approached John Gamble. I told him I … Continue reading Concentration
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Vigor
Armand’s First Letter. Amelia’s First Letter. Cathy’s First Letter. 7 January 1026, L'École du Sorciers, Toulouse My dearest cousin Armand, I grieve to hear what you have to say about John Gamble. He was kind to me when I first came to Nexinghamshire to meet Maximilian's family, and cast a lovely illusion for us at our engagement ball. I … Continue reading Vigor
Vituperations
Armand’s First Letter. Amelia’s First Letter. Cathy’s First Letter. 4 January 1026, Bois-de-Bas, Armorica Dear Amelia, To address the most important matter first, your bonbons arrived in perfect condition. I can personally attest to this, for my daughters insisted on sharing them with us. Lest you think them moral prodigies, I am saying that Annie gave me one and … Continue reading Vituperations
Undecayed Linkages
Armand’s First Letter. Amelia’s First Letter. Cathy’s First Letter. 31 December 1025, L'École du Sorciers, Toulouse, Provençe To my dearest cousin, Armand Armand, While the rapidity of the Iturian Circuit has proven its worth over the past week, our flurry of messages has left me quite fatigued, and my little ones are quite out of patience with me. My … Continue reading Undecayed Linkages
Boxing Day
Armand’s First Letter. Amelia’s First Letter. Cathy’s First Letter. 26 December 1025, Tuppenny Wagons, Bois-de-Bas My dear Amelia, I can hardly express my delight in writing you a letter to which I can expect a response while I still remember just what it was I had written. Moving on. We have achieved a great and substantial achievement; but it … Continue reading Boxing Day
Eve of a New Day
Armand’s First Letter. Amelia’s First Letter. Cathy’s First Letter. 1025-12-24, L'École du Sorciers, Toulouse, Provençe To my dearest cousin Armand, I wish you a blessed and merry Christmas! Sent this day by Iturian Circuit, by my hand, Dr. Amelia Archer, L'École du Sorciers ✣ ✣ ✣ 1025-12-24, Tuppenny Motors, Bois-de-Bas, Armorica To my dear cousin Amelia, In the beginning … Continue reading Eve of a New Day
Bullseye
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 13 November 1025, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, I apologize for the delay in sending Captain Grier back home, and also for the delay in this letter; for you must know that I try to return your letters promptly. Both were delayed for the same reason, and the … Continue reading Bullseye
Theory and Practice
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 1 October 1025, Bois-de-Bas Dear Amelia, I have sent this letter with Captain Grier on the Amelie, as of course you are well aware; and I have told him that he is at your disposal. I trust you will send him back to me as soon as maybe, and ideally with … Continue reading Theory and Practice
Questions of Intent
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 19 June 1025, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Dr. Tillotson says that it is a plain as a pudding that you have building things that work while he and his erstwhile colleagues have been thinking deep thoughts. He agrees that it is the intent, or, rather, the will of the wizard … Continue reading Questions of Intent
Conclave
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 24 July 1025, Bois-de-Bas Dear Amelia, Thank you for your letter; I am delighted to see my conjectures about the wizard's intent as applied to the Iturian Relay borne out in practice, however unwittingly. And I am even more grateful that you sent me the bearer of your letter, for … Continue reading Conclave
