My Dearest Alladin
Part of a letter recovered in a chest at the bottom of a pile of crates and boxes in an old warehouse owned by the Merchant and Sailors' Guild, it was taken to The Bardic College Campus for study and authentication by a curious officer named Marcus. The college immediately purchased it from him at a price that would have afforded him his own ship were he dishonest enough to lie to his guild about remuneration. As it was, he took the cart full of gold stiltons, minus the money it took to purchase the cart and an ox to draw it, right on back to his guild's home offices; a bar in the harbor town of Greynor. The Guild took and invested the money in a new ship themselves, set up their most senior captain aboard, and assigned the former Second Mate, Marcus, to the ship as bo's'n, a significant promotion!
Purpose
To bid farewell to her lover, al-Adin the sailor, and to wish him well. She also hooked him up with a wife, if he wished to marry. Someone who couold and would travel with him.
Document Structure
Clauses
It is a single missive written over several days, but only a single page has been able to be preserved.
Caveats
The veracity of this document is challenged by those trolls who challenge such things.
Publication Status
It has never been published; it has been archived by the College.
Historical Details
Background
Sheherizade the Temptress' whirlwind romance with al-Adin the sailor is proven out in this verified letter from the Temptress herself, who has always opined that al-Adin had been her favorite lover.
History
The finding, and verification of, this letter was the doctoral project of one of the College's students.
Public Reaction
The public very often just says, "Awwwww".
My Dearest Alladin
My dearest Alladin,
The time since last we met seems interminable! My breath
still catches in my throat whenever I think about our days
and weeks together. Alas, my dearest sailor, alas! I know
you feel as I. I can feel that in my very soul. But I know,
too, dearest man, one cannot, and should not, keep a sailor
from the sea.
There is a girl in a harbor town, dearest. She works laying
whisky down for sailors who will call out for another round.
She brings them whisky and wine. They say she is a fine
girl, and would make a good wife. I have written to an agent
of mine in Greynor, who will provide her with a dowry app-
ropriate for one of your noble heritage, should you find her
desireable to wed. A man such as you, though the stars may
say otherwise, should never be alone. You deserve a partner,
a lover, a confidante. You, my love, deserve a queen!
Shezza
Sorrow's Kiss by Harlen Ogni
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Papyrus
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