Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 16 July 1021, L'Ecole du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, I am glad to hear that your Amelie is doing well, and that your daughters are eager to greet their new sibling. I have been told, often, how excited my brothers were to be receiving a new playmate—and I … Continue reading Correspondence

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 June 1021, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Though my heart itches to get out and scour the countryside for ley lines, it simply will not do—for your cousin Jane has become alarmingly mobile of late. She is not walking yet, may le Bon Dieu be praised, … Continue reading Vollantine

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 15 May 1021, L'Ecole du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, I believe I have made a discovery. I am not certain—not certain of my command of Old Provençese, not certain of my facts, and not certain I trust my source—but it is something! I am still trudging through Florissant's … Continue reading The Ancient of Brute

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 14 April 1021, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Thank you for your letter, handed to me by your estimable Captain Grier. Does the poor man spend his whole life traversing the Abyss betwixt Armorica and the Old Lands? Though I suppose that is the common lot of … Continue reading Progress

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 16 March 1021, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Mama and Papa's wish has been granted. We now have a wet-nurse, her name is Margaux, and if her provenance is something of a mystery I hope I shall be delighted to have her. A mystery! you say. Yes, … Continue reading Margaux

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 15 February 1021, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Your little cousin Jane has become much more interesting of late! During her first eight weeks of life she was so little concerned with the world around her—saving always my motherly presence—that Maximilian had taken to referring to her … Continue reading Hlodowig

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 January 1021, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Your cousin Jane is now six or seven weeks old, and increasingly demanding; and Mama and Papa, who have returned to Yorke but insist that I write daily, consider that it is time for Maximilian and I to hire … Continue reading Old Provençese

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 14 December 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, You have a new cousin, once removed. We have named her Jane, for your mother and for my dear sister-in-law. She is pink and fat and bald, and she cries like the daughter of a follower of the Fleuve … Continue reading Jane Archer

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 30 October 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, I fear that meeting His Deposed Majesty in the chapel late in the evening has become rather the habit. Oh, Armand, you needn't look at me that way. I hide nothing from Maximilian—and indeed, Maximilian has become well-acquainted with … Continue reading Meetings