Written By Cornelius
Oct. 29, 2020, 2:03 a.m.(4/15/1014 AR)
Letter after letter I go through is akin to a subtle fog lifting from my mind; clouds parting across a glowering horizon. I struck Dycard? Gods, how far would I have gone if I did not fall ill. How further would this relationship be strained? The past shall not dictate how I progress this house. In any manner I can. Aedric ails ill now too, if Rom speaks true; I have no reason to doubt him.
But I am a stranger here and it can be evidenced in these letters. Though, they do stop auspiciously around the time the fever struck. When the nightmares began. I must wright a new ship in the port of Blackshore. This sodden, rotted excuse for a galleon--a man--shall not suffice. In the time I have left, I must be there for my lords and ladies. For my house. My family. My sons.
But I am a stranger here and it can be evidenced in these letters. Though, they do stop auspiciously around the time the fever struck. When the nightmares began. I must wright a new ship in the port of Blackshore. This sodden, rotted excuse for a galleon--a man--shall not suffice. In the time I have left, I must be there for my lords and ladies. For my house. My family. My sons.
Written By Cornelius
March 4, 2020, 7:52 a.m.(11/13/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Dycard
I am here in Arx to aid your capable and distinguished sister, Dycard, and I will not leave because you have somehow grown a backbone in our time apart. Unfortunately, it is an undignified and disrespectful backbone that does more harm to your family than good. Speak privately if you have some grievance. I shall be expecting your direct correspondence.
Written By Cornelius
March 4, 2020, 7:51 a.m.(11/13/1012 AR)
I have heard that the rabble is rabbling about me, but as I have no wish to seek through the great surfeit of ill-written scrabble by commoners, I shall state here merely this.
When a member of the peerage is speaking with another member of the peerage, do not insert yourself rudely, persistently, and unmistakably unwantedly, or yes - you will be warned, as my son bemoans, that on my ship or on the Isles you would be suitably disciplined. And you may yet still be, here. For while I may possess an inexhaustible trove of noble patience, there is some behavior that is simply unacceptable in a civilized society, and a civilized man must act to quash it.
When a member of the peerage is speaking with another member of the peerage, do not insert yourself rudely, persistently, and unmistakably unwantedly, or yes - you will be warned, as my son bemoans, that on my ship or on the Isles you would be suitably disciplined. And you may yet still be, here. For while I may possess an inexhaustible trove of noble patience, there is some behavior that is simply unacceptable in a civilized society, and a civilized man must act to quash it.
Written By Cornelius
March 3, 2020, 7:16 a.m.(11/11/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Dycard
It has not truly been that strange to me... that both of the commoners who have striven quite rudely and incessantly to impose themselves into my attention, whilst I was conversing with others... have done so with your name in their blistering mouths, Dycard.
How are you entertaining yourself in Arx, I wonder?
A truly benevolent lord must forgive the rabble. Especially when they have been so misled by encounters with the lawless dandies that this city appears to be rife with - have you not found your perfect place, Dycard? I, myself, am disappointed by the capital. Even the Iron Guard have no respect for the rules of society and civilization.
We should endeavor to reconnect soon. I look greatly forward to seeing Skye again. From all I have heard, she has done me very proud, and I hope to build upon the strength of House Blackshore as immediately as possible. This is a turbulent time in history and we must all do our very best.
How are you entertaining yourself in Arx, I wonder?
A truly benevolent lord must forgive the rabble. Especially when they have been so misled by encounters with the lawless dandies that this city appears to be rife with - have you not found your perfect place, Dycard? I, myself, am disappointed by the capital. Even the Iron Guard have no respect for the rules of society and civilization.
We should endeavor to reconnect soon. I look greatly forward to seeing Skye again. From all I have heard, she has done me very proud, and I hope to build upon the strength of House Blackshore as immediately as possible. This is a turbulent time in history and we must all do our very best.
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