Role

Chapter 5

Mother,

So much has happened since I last wrote to you. I spoke with my Goddess and
finished my manuscript on the cities. I wanted to send you a copy but the
courier told me it would cost me fifty gold to do so. I know you're
travelling, so you wouldn't have anywhere to put the pages anyhow. If you were
here, I know you'd make a joke about using them for kindling. I would cry.

Anywaysssss, I'm truly happy. I feel like I've found my place. The thought of
some young adventurer reading my book and getting inspired makes me giddy.
Don't tell all your friends yet - the Lady still has to review my work. I
cannot think of anything worse than coming back to Evermoon to tell everyone
that I am not the scholar they heard about.

There is something I else wanted to talk to you about. I left the Spire. I
know you'll be worried about how I'll get by, but I saved up my stipend for
many years. So... now that you know about that, I'm sure you're asking: 'Why
Mezai?'

Did you hear of our plans to rebuild the Masters cabal? I know you always told
me to not jump into things with both feet. Breaking one leg means you can get
out of the forest, breaking both means you die. Right? Well, I think I might
have fractured both legs just now. I want to believe in this so badly but it
seems like now that we've announced it, all my allies are taking a step back.
Suddenly our recruitment efforts must be muted and it just... I don't know.
Normally I can gather my thoughts about these things, but I can't now. Maybe
it is a grand adventure plotted on some map by Joihe, with no real intention
to revive the cabal. If that is the case, I still will not be upset I left the
Spire. I made my decision to help the younger magi of the next generation. If
it is a ploy, I will be upset that Tamazin did not trust me enough to tell me.

Oh. I haven't told you about Tamazin, have I? Please don't be angry. I am
friends with a lich.

- Mezai