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Chapter 7

My dear sister,

Although this is inappropriate for me to pass along,
you,yours and your grandchildren are the last of my blood,
and I wish to see safe. Take what action you must after
reading this letter, but let your tongue be still and
convey these written words to the ashes when you are
done reading them.

Evidence mounts that a necromancer, long since dead, may
have found a way to come back from whatever hell to which
he was assigned to kill a devout worshipper of his god and
love. Jealousy moves him, so it is said, and it is feared to
what lengths he may go in his desire for revenge.

I have ordered my Drillmaster to begin field exercises
with our soldiers to prepare them for 'fights with a slight
surge' of Imperial necromancers to mask our plans.
A veteran field agent I have sent to recover artifacts
which may be useful in sealing this abomination up for good
in a baffling, otherworldly location right on my doorstep.
A promising dwarf I have sent to discover the physical materials
and divine instruction necessary to make this plan a reality,
and I am also actively recruiting a paladin to join the village
to provide spiritual guidance and a distinctly different
viewpoint to aid us in the impending battle.

I hope all enfolds according to plan, that I might retire
someday having gifted Thera a modicum of safety, but in the
interim, please take my grand nieces and nephews on an adventure
to Hillcrest.

My love to you, and I will write again when I can.

Oli