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For the Eyes of Lady Corella
From the Hand of Chamberlain Ironpate
1 Eleasis

Your Ladyship,

I do hope that your Midsummer stay in Sembia has been wholly pleasureable and relaxing, and I am truly loath to disturb it. But I must bring this preturbing matter to your attention:

Two days ago, a man and a woman arrived at our estate. By name they are Dorren and Gaiwyn Sardant, and they are seeking their lost daughter Anneletta, who fled with them to Damara in the face of a great featherlung epidemic in their native Impiltur. I was prompt in denying all knowledge of their daughter and sending them away, but they claimed to have been sent here by the vintner Marsus Vinnbotham, who seems to have happened across Anneletta during one of his deliveries to your residence. So while the Sardants are gone for the moment, I fear that they shall soon return. I have taken the liberty of confining Anneletta to the Servant Quarters until further notice, for we could face a horrible embarrassment were they to find her here. What, then, am I to do in resolving this affair?

On a lighter note, our new stablehand has been working quite well for us. He is perfectly punctual, skilled and learned, and he is always properly groomed in appearance. Yet I cannot help but think that I have seen him before. Has Duke William of Arcata ever brought his stablehands along during his visits to this fair quarter of the Duchy of Carmathan, perchance?


Your Diligent Servant,
Chamberlain Wilgerd Ironpate of Margo