Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 17 May 1024, Bois-de-Bas Amelia, my dear sister to be, His Napes returned from Mont-Havre this past Friday, presented himself to me in your cousin's parlor, and asked me to be his bride. He even went down on one knee, which was less of an obstacle to him than I … Continue reading The Banns

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 10 May 1024, Bois-de-Bas Oh, Amelia, I am so scattered I hardly know what I am writing. I have been writing you letters in my head every night as I fall asleep—for I have had no time to put pen to paper, for I am busier than ever. But am … Continue reading Friendship

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 3 May 1024, Bois de-Bas Amelia, Though it has grown into a town, Bois-de-Bas is still a village at heart—there are no secrets, and everyone's business is known to everyone else. I was reminded of this at the Hot Springs on Sonnedi, when Amelie, Elise, and all the other ladies … Continue reading Presumption

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 24 April 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, How swiftly things can move here in Bois-de-Bas when Armand waves his hand! And how slowly when he cries, "Stop," though he isn't always as successful at the latter. The men His Napes hired to clear the path to the waterfall have spent … Continue reading The Farewell

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 17 April 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, Things have happened to me here in Armorica that never would have happened to me in Nexing Cross. I am grateful for these things most of the time, but this week I confess I am less so. Though your brother rose to the … Continue reading The Intruder

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 5 April 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, No, I have not discussed Lieutenant Harkness's proposal, nor my refusal of it, with His Napes.  You have not yet had time to ask me that question, of course, as my last letter still has weeks to travel; but after these months of … Continue reading A Path Ahead

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 29 March 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, I sometimes feel that these letters that I have been writing to you are the three-volume novel of my life, and never more so than today. Do you recall Rev. Throckmorton from Prophecy and Presumption? I begin to think that I have escaped the … Continue reading A Proposal

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 22 March 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, Spring is here; or, at least, we can see it on the horizon as we fly from Grand-Blaireau down to town and back. The air is warmer, the snow is melting, the roads are increasingly muddy, and the Two Sloops' bill for firewood … Continue reading Tea for Two

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 15 March 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, I cannot say that Eloise has not made herself useful, for the bar parlor has become her domain, and she its queen. I have not needed to give a thought to it this past week. And yet I have given it a thought; … Continue reading Barmaid