First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 20 June 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, No doubt you have been worried and disturbed by the news I've been sending you. You might even have enough affection for Brother Edward that you are distressed by his plight! I am sure I never observed such whilst you were here … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Langston Transforms (29 July 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 13 June 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, There is wickedness afoot in Wickshire, and I intend to put a stop to it. Much that puzzled me is now clear—or, if not that, let us say that the sun is rising to shake out the skirts of the world. Someone … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Wickedness Afoot (22 July 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 6 June 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, I am sure that I do not at all understand what has been going on here in Wickshire this past fortnight. Following the ball, my foolish brother Edward has been in constant attendance on Agatha Grimsby: tea at the Grimsby house, walking … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Heartbreak (15 July 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 6 June 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, We have had the ball, and now everything has gone wrong. I do not at all know how to account for it—though I know the moment it all went wrong, at least within a quarter hour. I will endeavor to explain, and … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: At the Ball (8 July 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 29 April 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, Brother Edward has been taking my advice, in the face of all history, and I have high hopes that we may soon see an understanding betwixt him and my dear Jane Willoughby. We have been together for tea on several occasions; he … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Spring (1 July 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 22 April 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, I am at an impasse. I cannot proceed with my magical studies without a teacher—without someone who can explain what all of these tantalizing words mean and what they are for. The books I have are no help—no further help—and the only … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Absences (24 June 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 15 April 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, I begin to think that the most import aspects of wizardry simply aren't written down. Perhaps they cannot be—perhaps they can only be taught through experience. But it is my belief that Cumbrian wizards simply do not want idle folk like myself … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Nodes and Nods (17 June 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 8 April 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, Now I am for it, and no mistake. I wish to relate to you three social events that happened this week, from which you may draw your own conclusions—in addition to the ones I shall of course provide for you. This past … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Chance Meetings (10 June 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 1 April 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, Papa arrived at The Elms not too early in the afternoon last Wednesday, while Edward was berating me yet again for my high-handed, injudicious, and socially injurious plans to host a dinner party. "For a young unmarried lady such as yourself—" he … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Dinner and Mangelwurzels (3 June 37 AF)