Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 13 Norwich Street, Yorke, Cumbria 30 March 1016 My dear cousin Amelia, I received your last letter with great joy, and with an increased eagerness to meet your husband and shake his hand. It is distressing, to say the least, that he has put himself in harm's way on … Continue reading Finding

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 3 Madrigal Court, Yorke, Cumbria 24 March 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, I am sorry, I cannot wait for your fast packet to be built and tested. A young man from the Foreign Office is here; I am informed that the proper government of Provençe has been restored in … Continue reading Seeking

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 13 Norwich Street, Yorke, Cumbria 17 March 1016 My dear cousin Amelia, I had intended to come to you today, and perhaps walk with you if the weather holds fine; but I had an appointment with my solicitor, Wackspallen, this morning, and I returned to Norwich Street to find … Continue reading Plans and Packets

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 13 Norwich Street, Yorke, Cumbria 13 March 1016 Dear Journal, I have as yet heard no word regarding Admiral St. Victor's progress in Provençe. One cannot imagine any great difficulty, as the Maréchalist war-wagons have been smashed, and Le Maréchal can have no great naval force remaining to him. … Continue reading Defiance

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 3 Madrigal Court, Yorke, Cumbria 12 March 1016 Dear Journal, I am amazed and aghast. Yesterday we received word of a stunning but inexplicable victory on the approaches to Provençe. We had planned a major attack on the Maréchalist forces there: we had sent a fair number of ships, … Continue reading The Broken Defense

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe 2 March 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, The worst has happened, and now I must make a terrible decision. I was sitting by the fire in the study of the student's lodgings, assiduously re-reading the opening chapters of Damask and Derogation and resisting … Continue reading Ultimatum

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe23 February 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, I write, as always, in hopes that someday you will be able to read this; and I write in renewed hope for today has been a day of moment. I was sitting with Dr. Laguerre, listening to … Continue reading Breakthrough

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Dear Journal, Rams are not going to work—at least, not in the way we've designed them so far. They do too much damage, and all in the wrong way, with, I am afraid, tragic results. Our first design was simple. We took a standard war wagon and ran a … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Spikes (23 February 1016)

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Dear Journal, My war-wagons have gone into battle for the first time, with mixed results; and I am not at all sure what to recommend for future engagements. The loss of the Resolute showed us that as few as six well-handled war-wagons were capable of destroying a 72-gun frigate, … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Impasse (16 February 1016)

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe 9 February 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, I have determined that I shall continue to write you, trusting to providence and His Majesty's forces that all will be brought to rights here in Toulouse, and that I shall be able to send them … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Besieged (9 February 1016)