I'm not always happy having to write goodbyes to a character that was a defining factor in my current character's life so I guess you'll just have to wait until Ansrtril is an effeminate corpse for all the praise and flattery I have for you. I first want to say that I have, over nine years of playing cf, played a few female characters myself that have never come close to the way you portrayed Alessa. As well, my first empowerment was an abysmal failure. You balanced your skills and limitations so well through the time Ansrtril came to know Alessa that I would have bet you had played a couple of healers before her. I obviously cannot speak from Phaelim's perspective on a priestess of his order, but I was in awe of how well Alessa thought out everything, and still could be taken with beautiful flights of fancy. Your book, in my opinion, is wonderful and you should seriously consider submitting it to the lyceum. I hope that you can appreciate that it was your work that convinced me to delve into the gallery further as much as it is Eshval's. I am thankful for all the times that I laughed honestly at the silly things we ran with. ("No! No! Mr. Ansrtril!") I really hope I cross your path again in another incarnation. It is interaction with you and people like you that keeps me playing. Try to keep yourself out of hospitals and stay well. I'm sure there will be more sappyness to come your way from my end in the not so distant future.

Last, I would encourage you to finish the writing you started for Eshval if you have not already discarded it. I would really enjoy reading something else from your hand. Please send me a copy if you feel up to it.

Ansrtril@hotmail.com

Well done, the elf and I are both going to miss Alessa.

Martoonie.