Letter from Andran Galanodel to Thrucilia Galanodel

The letter was drafted by Andran Galanodel while based on Sunset Peak with his subset of the Neldorin Army, in response to having received a letter from Meredith Sybellar. Sybellar had written to ask that he put in a good word with his cousin, Thrucilia Galanodel, hoping the queen would help set Sybellar's daughter, Lorelei, up with Kazerath Galanodel. Andran had also recently heard from his brother, Mileas Galanodel, that Kazerath would be traveling with the Neldorin Army to Dawnmoor, and suspected that the young prince was going to attempt a coup. Andran did not want to see Thrucilia deposed, and so sent this letter that began a series of coded letters between them planning to assassinate Kazerath.
The following decoding represents the efforts of Honor, Kismet Luckyfoot and Cacophony in the summer of 1451.
petty-drake - probably a dismissive way to refer to the dragon-blooded prince, Kazerath
flies east - doesn't get much farther east than Dawnmoor
changing season - Midsummer festival
fires of home - elven metaphor for one's lineage
sibilant song of the Green Wood - Meredith Sybellar's maiden name is Greenwood, but also literally the woods in central Neldorin
our flames/stoked by their lumber - both the Greenwoods and Sybellars are important noble families? or maybe that they are threats
peony blossoms - shows up in elven poetry as a metaphor for those who are beautiful but useless Lorelei's really nice! sure, but she's useless
honey bee - this is Lorelei's little sister Lilith's nickname? and she hates it
rob the flower of its nectar - harsh yeah, I knew they didn't get along, but that's... harsh
the outer planes value you and I - typical elven ego I don't disagree, but I think there's more to it than that. maybe they literally believe elves are more important than everyone else? I mean, all of these people they're talking about are half-elves -- Kazerath, Lorelei, Meredith, Lilith
it is only fleeting - sick bastards, but typical they don't make it a secret that they think their long lives make them entitled to more
your tower, nearest to the southern star - the southern tower of the castle tends to have less security; that's where everyone goes to hook up Kismet, who are you hooking up with at work? don't worry about it okay, so you're saying it would be the ideal place to try to kill someone? never thought of it that way before, but yes
lose your birthright/new age of dragons - does Queen Cilia think Kazerath is after her throne? I don't know anything about him, but he couldn't be worse than her I really think power is all she loves, if she thinks he's after it she would definitely want to get rid of him

Historical Details

Background

Is the coded letter first suggesting the assassination of Kazerath Galanodel.

History

The letter was uncovered in the summer of 1451 by rebels plotting the downfall of the Neldorin occupying army. At first dismissed as "some elven garbage", it was eventually decoded by Honor, revealing that the assassination attempt on Kazerath Galanodel was plotted by Andran Galanodel, Thrucilia Galanodel, and Meredith Sybellar.

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Letter from Andran Galanodel to Thrucilia Galanodel

My dearest cousin --
Though the petty-drakes fly east for the changing season, my thoughts are consumed with naught but the fires of home. The sibilant song of the Green Wood calls to us to ask for aid, and we cannot ignore that our flames remain stoked by their lumber, even in your far-off locale. We are bound to those trees, and them to us.
After all, what is there to do with young drakes but cut them off at the pass? They know not what is good for them any more than the peony blossom knows how to prune its own leaves. They take care of each other's problems in the ways you and I can only lead them to do. The peony's natural enemy is the honey bee, who is ready at any time to rob the flower of its nectar and take those riches for its own.
Do not the outer planes value you and I far more than they value any of these? For when all is gone, the drakes and peonies and honey bees will be dust, and we will remain. Though we may love their beauty, it is only fleeting.
Find flower and flame at the top of your tower, nearest to the southern star where all is bright, or lose your birthright to a new age of dragons.
[Signed with the red rose seal, the symbol of the Galanodel family.]

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Authoring Date

10th Day of the Cycle of Sowing, 1451