Letter to Elize from Mercedes after the visit to Theraos
My beloved friend,
You and mom are never going to believe what an amazing diplomat I am. After a scary start where my mi||or image tried to stop me from leaving, I would like to think the rest of the journey has been a great success this far. I thankfu]]y found Yum at good vigour at the Royal Palace in Valicia. She was at chi]]y terms with the Queen to say the least, having proof that she killed her mom. Being the amazing witch hunter that I am I discovered the proof was made using Sarkian magic. The same thing they tried to do not once, but twice against you. It seems these simpletons only got one trick. Honestly the proof was very obviously fake even without the magic, it was instructions for where and how to kill my mom-in-law signed with the royal sigil of Theraos. What kind of idiot would do that. I imagine Yum must have been very angry and stricken with grief to take it as real.
The Queen is a right bitch. Despite the favour we did for her which was to be in retu|n for their aid she just told me straight to my face that Theraos had nothing to gain by joining us in the war. Instead now she wanted Esperanza to ma||y her son and for A]]<ris to make my family permanent Prince-Ma{o|s, and wanted me to convince mom to do so. That was until the legendary sleuthhound Mercedes uncovered a murder plot against her the very same day. Even she cannot refuse after that!
Furthermore, it turned out Yum had recieved none of my lette|s, and neither had I recieved any lette|s from her despite her apparently writing a large number. I realized that someone was apparently messing with the university ship's post. When I learned that the mail was handled by a man in a mast who was taking care of the birds that ca||ied them and that no one else had been up there for months, it was obvious how that happened. We walked up the ridiculously long stai|s and guess what we found. The weird man with a huge coat that was apparently wo|king for you know who. But that was just the start! I shot him, but the bu]]et just passed through the coat like it was air! Then he started sta|ted flapping like a bird and flew away! And when I stabbed him in the face with my awesome blade, it burned him as the Sarkian magician he was. But it did not stop him and he turned into a lot of crows or something and disappeared. Worse, he said I would enjoy meeting his friends. I do not know what that means, but it is probably bad. The Society and the Avalon Cult and whoever else may have been contro]]ing the post for months. Probably ever since Yum's mom was ki]]ed, if not even longer. This whole thing with the weird birdman Klopstock however means the post to and from the boat are working again!
This of course meant that Yum's mom was ki]]ed because she knew something, and the fake proof meant they wanted Yum and the party boat away from A]]dris. After reading more than I have done in my entire life, going through the letters and things from before the murder, I found that she knew most of the things I have discovered during the summer. That the Society planned to use the Phoenix to take control and she was in co||espondance with several of the Cities and other people to try and prevent this. That must be why the boat was to stay in A]]dris until a new Prince-Mayor was elected. And why they murdered her. Bastards.
I should not share what has happened after that yet, but believe me when I say I have put in some serious work for our city! Now we are headed for Ba||odal to speak with the Phoenix about this. She might be a heretic, but if she learns of the people using her we might put a stop to that part at least. I know it is dangerous, but you know me. I will be fine.
I hate to have to leave you to fend for the city yourself at a time like this, but you were right that I am maybe most useful trying to gather a]]ies. You are the smartest person I know and I know you wi]] manage. Just be careful, I do not know what I would do if something happened to you or the others while I am gone.
Forever your friend,
PS. Tell Vivi that I am so||y that I could not come rescue her myself and that I dragged her into this mess but I hope she is doing okay and I wi]] try and make it up to her!
PPS. I seriously did so much reading, you would not believe it. It was awful. I cannot phathom how you spend a]] days reading stuº{ documents.
PPPS. Actua]]y mom might be the smartest person I know, but you are definitely next
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