Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 15 July 1022, 3 Madrigal Court, Yorke My dearest cousin Armand, As you can see, my dear Maximilian and I are visiting my parents in Yorke. Or, at least, we are visiting the family home in Yorke whilst calling on your step-father, Grandmaster Netherington-Coates. That my parents are in … Continue reading Balancing Act

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 14 June 1022, 22 Merton Street, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, Between them, Dr. Tillotson, Jérôme Lavigne, and my Maximilian have created a catastrophe. And though it is what we had been looking for, I find I rather wish they hadn't. Maximilian was late getting home for tea last … Continue reading Demonstration of Catastrophe

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 13 May 1022, 22 Merton Street, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, We have had yet another breakthrough: which is to say that young Jane, in addition to running everywhere at full speed, has uttered her first word. Predictably, it was "Mama"; devastatingly, she said it to Margaux, her nurse. … Continue reading Le Derrière de Saint Rocher

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 16 April 1022, 22 Merton Street, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, I have found it! I have found the link for which I was searching. It is in the Chronicles of the Venerable Aelfric, which claims to be a "complete tally of the years of these lands, from their … Continue reading Brut’s Regret

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 February 1022, 22 Merton Street, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, As you will see from the direction, we have been obliged to leave our lodgings at Veronica's College for rooms in the town. It seems that the scholars of the college, though well disposed to us in general, … Continue reading Pegs and Marbles

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 15 January 1022, Veronica's College, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, Dr. Peterson informs me that my studies in Old Cumbrian will be a great help to me when it comes time for me to tackle Hanonese. I have informed him that I have no intention of studying Hanonese, that … Continue reading Concordance

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 12 December 1021, Veronica's College, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, I have so much to tell you! But first I must wish you my best wishes for the holy season just past—a "thing of the most odd", as Margaux might say, for of course as I write in early … Continue reading The Iturian Relay

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 16 November 1021, Veronica's College, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, As you see from the direction, Maximilian and I have escaped the confines of L'École du Sorciers (much loved though they are) and are temporarily in residence in Edenford, the better to collaborate with Dr. Tillotson and his colleagues. … Continue reading The Ways of the Ancients