[A perfumed enveloped bearing a letter written with magnificent calligraphy is tucked away into the dorm-room storage of a certain, infamous collegiate student by a orange-hooded refugee fresh off the wastes.]
Subat 22nd, IY 7787Professor Attar,
I have heard you are an exemplary scholar, and moreover, a
professor, though some ignorant belligerents contend that (rightful) title! I shall have you know that I too am a scholar, and dearly appreciate the academic arts, and so I extend upon you the honour of meeting with me at my expense! I have so
much to discuss with your exceedingly learned personage, for truly you are the chief scholar of Ephia's Well!
When and where shall we speak?
- Grand Strategist, Poet-Extraordinaire, Swashbuckling Bravo, Known Philanthropist, Baz'eeli Debonair, Connoisseur of the Consortium, Purple League Paragon, Official Envoy & Diplomat of Ephia's Well,
The Most Esteemed Hamdan al-Hamdan
From:
Professor Jamileh Attar
Ibram's Fine Leathers and Cobbler, Attic.
corner of Qadira street / market square
(temporary correspondence address)
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To:
Hamdan al-Hamdan,
Krak de Roses
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Hamdan al-Hamdan,
My schedule is incredibly busy, but I will see if I can find you a slot somewhere. I care very little for the opinion of the unopinionated when it comes to titles. I had two degrees and a bachelors before I even came to Ephia's Well, and I'm close to finishing my second one from the backwater inst-- Sandstone College.
Apologies for the tardiness of my response, but I rarely notice new letters piling up on my desk amidst all the papers, not to mention - I rarely spend time in the Well - the truth is OUT THERE, and that is where I usually am.
Find me at your convenience. I have also something you might wish to purchase - a ROGUE'S NECKLACE - that I held in my pack for the past week, thinking of you.
The emerald, however, is gone - I have fed it to a Groknak (Baby).
Best regards,
Jamileh Attar
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