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[a followup letter finds its way after a review]

Dear Legate,

Regarding the "Laches" law rewrite:

Certain capital crimes such as murder and brooking still should have no expiry. This kind of feels like the kind of complicated rules-making designed to make people give up so someone can get away with an old murder, to me.

Might want to make a list of who is lobbying for it.

Sincerely,
Miranda Marlin

[A courier, not a seagull, delivers a small package. Birds perhaps not being built for such tasks. Within is a copy of a recently published book- The Words and Works of Elle. https://www.efupw.com/forums/index.php?topic=710867.msg762306;boardseen#new A note is tucked into its pages]


Thank you for your help with this.

-M.M.

[a seagull delivers a letter, envelope warded with cantrips against minor tomfoolery. The bird lingers long enough to see if any scribe is less than alert with their snacks]

Dear Legate,

Regarding the "Laches" law:

Crimes like Murder and like Brooking should not be subject to this limitation. Probably a few other capital crimes as well! I feel like the reason for this should be self evident, but there are those who should never, ever rest easy.

Sincerely,
Miranda Marlin.

[a reply arrives by avian messenger]

Dear Zaheera Nahaat,

It looks lovely! I think it is ready for publishing? I should be able to settle the remainder of the costs next we meet! Thank you for your work on this!

Sincerely,
Miranda Marlin

[a bird-borne letter finds its way over to Zaheera's residence once more]

Dear Zaheera Nahaat,

Next time we run into each other, I have more of the commission. Also! If you have not started work too far along on that other project, I do have my new uniform now! You've seen it, but I didn't know if you needed time to do a sketch if you wanted to incorporate it! Also my magic broom.

Sincerely,
Miranda Marlin.

[a broom flies to the residence with a seagull perched upon it. While the broom hovers it hops down to deliver its message before hopping back onto it, bird and broom zipping off]

Dear Zaheera Nahaat,

Thank you! It looks very nice. I feel like we keep missing one another in the Well! The next time we cross paths though I do have more of my end of the commission for you. I hope you are doing well with all your projects! You seem very busy!

Sincerely,
Miranda Marlin

[a seagull delivers a reply in an envelope marked with a few cantrips warding against casual tomfoolery. It malingers a few moments lest any food be left untended]

Dear Zaheera Nahaat,

It looks very lovely! I do think a foreword or introduction page would be nice, but I don't know that I'm the bird for that job. I didn't know her, and I think the only person I know who did is Amelie, now. You could ask her, maybe? I'm an excellent wizard but a mediocre poet.

Sincerely,
Miranda Marlin.

A gull makes its rounds...

Nathaniel Black... vale.

When do you expect bidding to close? I'll keep the money aside until then.

As for the other part- If the captain needs help, that's the job.

PS: If you move to Qadira you should consider changing your name to Nathaniel Blackwhale. Whales are majestic, and it would be in theme with your new coastal residence.

-Miranda Marlin

Another letter, raising the bid to 3000

A seagull drops off a letter at the estate, its contents warded by cantrips against casual nosiness. It lingers long enough to see it picked up and to snatch at any untended victuals

Re: Band of the Four Elements- Dancer-

-Bid- 2000.

-Miranda Marlin, Company Mage Sagebrush Scouting Corps.

Just teleport

METAMAGIC SUBSTITUTION [LIGHTNING]

[bookmarked with a feather that seems perpetually static-clung]

11 ways to conduct electricity...

1- jolt
2- loop
3 -conduction
4- blast
5- cone
6- sphere
7- line
8- orb
9- lotta orbs
10- aura
11- spiral chain

Excessive? Just thorough. A tool for every job~

There is just something satisfying about having such fine control sculpting the elements.

[A letter is delivered to Eagle's Mount by a seagull, much to the chagrin of a Nadiri who left a small telescope lens unattended. It is impossible to say who might have absconded with the shiny bauble.

The wax seal on the letter has a feather pressed into it that is scribed with a pair of simple abjurative and illusory cantrips whose function is clear enough: To prevent it from being read until the wax seal is broken.]

Divination Request~

Time: Open Ended

Location: Canyons Region

Purpose: Monitoring road conditions and creature movements.

[the letter is signed "Miranda Marlin"]

[a prayer, or maybe a plea, is written]

Warad watch over me and the roads. Help me carry my burdens until I can hold them myself again. Help me find my way until I don't feel so lost again.

I'll try to put something together for your shrine, okay? But for you, okay?

Okay, thanks.

SPELL FOCUS (DIVINATION)

Getting a divination license turned out to be a pretty miserable experience.

First the Astronomers changed who was in charge of it.

Then he was impossible to find, then he was too busy, then he said write a letter. So I did! I guess not issuing these things must be half the point!

Cosine wanted to know my wizard 'credentials' and I told him about giving testimony on magical matters to the Janissary Ruhonis (who seems like a perfectly good person) and then he asked around to confirm it but he didn't ask Ruhonis I guess and just guards elsewhere mostly Lawcleaver.

I eventually got my license but then Lawcleaver came up to my stall later that day telling me I 'earned' myself a search for citing the thing I did? He's a bully who just likes hurting people and is happy to go along with whatever lets him hurt someone I think. He was going to run off and murder Ast after his exile in the trial, trying to get people to enspell him and only checking his swing when everyone got wind and started asking questions. He shook me down and trumped up some fine on some totem picked off a dead goblin because I was looking for a 'peeping tom' license. The nerve and disrespect! I gave Ruhonis a piece of my mind on all that later but Lawcleaver just seems to reel drunkenly from overreach to overreach just fine I guess.

Day wasn't all bad though. Finally finished that chat with Khalid that got interrupted by a priestess punching out Cosine in the plaza. Went on a little pilgrimage then did a wander-about with Meadow, Zauz and the rest. It's good to know that for all the bullies and monsters in the Well there are friends that have my back and that I got theirs.