Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 15 July 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, I have found myself, time and again and again, pondering the question with which you closed your last letter: "What is your kind of wizardry good for?" Forming, or the Stream of Belazel, as Jérôme would say, is quite … Continue reading Utility

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 16 April 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Maximilian and I have settled into a rhythm here at L'École; a rhythm, I will call it, for that sounds more cheerful than a rut. We rise at dawn, and break our fast in L'École's refectory. Our lodgings have … Continue reading Ashes

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 15 March 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Maximilian and I have now been back in Toulouse for nearly a week, and nothing is as I expected it to be. Somehow I had had it in my head that we would be returning to our rooms at … Continue reading Boundaries

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 8 March 1020, 3 Madrigal Court My dearest cousin Armand, As I think on the news I have for you I veer from curiosity to fury and back again; indeed, I have done so several times merely while penning these words. Let me set my news in context. All … Continue reading Summons

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 26 December 1019Bois-de-Bas, Armorica Dear Mum, I am home, and now, on the day following the Nativity of Our Lord, I wish to tell you once again what joy it gave me, and continues to give me, when I think of you happily wed to John Netherington-Coates. (Though I … Continue reading Prosperity

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 3 October 1019 3 Madrigal Place, Yorke My dearest Sir Cousin Armand, Maximilian and I received a visitor this morning, a Mr. Caster-Morton. He came in response to a note I had sent to Lordship Doncaster, asking for news of our friends at the Cumbrian embassy in Toulouse and … Continue reading Troubles’ End

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 20 September 1019 3 Madrigal Place, Yorke Dearest Brother, By remaining stuck in Mont-Havre you have contrived to miss the two biggest social events of the current season: Armand's knighting by the King, and Aunt Jane's wedding to John Netherington-Coates. Shame on you! The duck-pond set are all quacking … Continue reading Ceremonies

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 September 1019 13 Norwich Street, Yorke Dear Jack, It's really a shame you weren't in town yesterday to attend my presentation to His Majesty. I am sure you would have enjoyed watching me hobbling along in court shoes and satin, like a frog plucked from his cozy pond … Continue reading The Dubbing

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 14 September 1019 13 Norwich Street, Yorke My dear cousin Amelia, I have spent the past two weeks afflicted by haberdashers. Why didn't you warn me of this when you had the opportunity? I brought my best things from Mont-Havre, including my grand-master's chain, confident that I would be … Continue reading Haberdashers