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Fideli’s first attempt at both romancing Kuniwin and securing his mother Luzia’s release has failed resoundingly. He resolves to try again.
Today’s story is the second and final part of Letters to Luzia by Casterway, a young ursine writer whose obsession with history influenced him to join the Furry Historical Fiction Society. You can find this story, among others, in the just-released anthology “The Wideness of the World.” Casterway originally entered the field of writing by way of fanfictions about Redwall and the Elder Scrolls which could be found on AO3, and he can also be contacted on Bluesky.
Read by Dralen, the Dapper Dragonfox, and Khaki, your Faithful Fireside Companion.
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Transcripts
You’re
listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
Speaker:This
Speaker:is
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf,
Speaker:your
Speaker:fellow
Speaker:traveler,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Today’s
Speaker:story
Speaker:is
Speaker:the
Speaker:second
Speaker:and
Speaker:final
Speaker:part
Speaker:of
Speaker:Letters
Speaker:to
Speaker:Luzia
Speaker:by
Speaker:Casterway,
Speaker:a
Speaker:young
Speaker:ursine writer
Speaker:whose
Speaker:obsession
Speaker:with
Speaker:history
Speaker:influenced
Speaker:him
Speaker:to
Speaker:join
Speaker:the
Speaker:Furry
Speaker:Historical
Speaker:Fiction
Speaker:Society.
Speaker:You
Speaker:can
Speaker:find
Speaker:this
Speaker:story,
Speaker:among
Speaker:others,
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:just-released
Speaker:anthology “The
Speaker:Wideness
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:World.”
Speaker:Casterway
Speaker:originally
Speaker:entered
Speaker:the
Speaker:field
Speaker:of
Speaker:writing
Speaker:by
Speaker:way
Speaker:of
Speaker:fanfictions
Speaker:about
Speaker:Redwall
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:Elder
Speaker:Scrolls
Speaker:which
Speaker:could
Speaker:be
Speaker:found on AO3, and he can also
Speaker:be
Speaker:contacted
Speaker:on
Speaker:Bluesky.
Last
time,
Speaker:Fideli,
Speaker:son
Speaker:of
Speaker:a
Speaker:noblelady
Speaker:fox
Speaker:banished
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:political
Speaker:struggle,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Kuniwin,
Speaker:the
Speaker:otter prince who
Speaker:banished
Speaker:her,
Speaker:both
Speaker:wrote
Speaker:letters
Speaker:regarding
Speaker:the
Speaker:slowly
Speaker:developing
Speaker:relationship
Speaker:between
Speaker:them,
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:attempts,
Speaker:both
Speaker:diplomatic
Speaker:and
Speaker:otherwise,
Speaker:to
Speaker:secure
Speaker:her
Speaker:pardon.
Read
by
Speaker:Dralen,
Speaker:the
Speaker:Dapper
Speaker:Dragonfox,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Khaki,
Speaker:your
Speaker:Faithful
Speaker:Fireside
Speaker:Companion.
Please
enjoy
“Letters
to
Speaker:Luzia”
Speaker:by
Speaker:Casterway, Part 2 of 2
Fideli of House Mendura,
to
his most
Speaker:cherished
Speaker:mother
Speaker:Luzia,
I
hope
Speaker:you
Speaker:have
Speaker:been
Speaker:well
Speaker:since
Speaker:I
Speaker:had
Speaker:last
Speaker:written
Speaker:to
Speaker:you,
Speaker:despite
Speaker:your
Speaker:newfound
Speaker:loneliness
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:diminishing
Speaker:of
Speaker:your
Speaker:comfort. You
Speaker:certainly
Speaker:took
Speaker:longer
Speaker:to
Speaker:reply
Speaker:to
Speaker:me
Speaker:than
Speaker:when
Speaker:we
Speaker:last
Speaker:spoke –
Speaker:I
Speaker:hope
Speaker:the
Speaker:Prince’s
Speaker:last
Speaker:letter
Speaker:did
Speaker:not
Speaker:shock
Speaker:you
Speaker:too
Speaker:much.
Life
in Cuera
Speaker:has been somewhat awkward.
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:has
Speaker:been
Speaker:avoiding
Speaker:me
Speaker:since
Speaker:the
Speaker:incident
Speaker:two
Speaker:weeks
Speaker:ago.
Speaker:Instead,
Speaker:he
Speaker:appears
Speaker:to
Speaker:be
Speaker:devoting
Speaker:himself
Speaker:completely
Speaker:into
Speaker:his
Speaker:duties.
Speaker:The
Speaker:city
Speaker:gates,
Speaker:damaged
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:siege,
Speaker:are
Speaker:almost
Speaker:completely
Speaker:repaired,
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:prince is
Speaker:assisting
Speaker:with
Speaker:the
Speaker:rebuilding
Speaker:work
Speaker:personally.
Speaker:Otters
Speaker:are
Speaker:strong
Speaker:creatures,
Speaker:and
Speaker:he
Speaker:feels
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:should
Speaker:lead
Speaker:by
Speaker:example.
Speaker:The
Speaker:city
Speaker:is
Speaker:beginning
Speaker:to
Speaker:prosper
Speaker:once
Speaker:more,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:wish
Speaker:you
Speaker:were
Speaker:here
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:it.
Speaker:For
Speaker:the
Speaker:people
Speaker:you
Speaker:once
Speaker:led,
Speaker:lutrine
Speaker:rule
Speaker:doesn’t
Speaker:appear
Speaker:to
Speaker:be
Speaker:as
Speaker:miserable
Speaker:as
Speaker:you
Speaker:first
Speaker:feared.
However,
there
Speaker:is
Speaker:more
Speaker:to
Speaker:what
Speaker:I
Speaker:had just
Speaker:described.
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:has
Speaker:confessed
Speaker:to
Speaker:me
Speaker:that
Speaker:removing
Speaker:your
Speaker:companions
Speaker:has
Speaker:led
Speaker:to
Speaker:some
Speaker:disquiet
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:city.
Speaker:A
Speaker:few
Speaker:poor
Speaker:fools
Speaker:have
Speaker:been
Speaker:caught
Speaker:nailing
Speaker:mocking
Speaker:verses
Speaker:about
Speaker:otters
Speaker:and
Speaker:their
Speaker:lack
Speaker:of
Speaker:intelligence
Speaker:to
Speaker:doors
Speaker:around
Speaker:the
Speaker:city,
Speaker:including
Speaker:my
Speaker:friend
Speaker:Lurainz.
Speaker:You
Speaker:know
Speaker:he
Speaker:can
Speaker:be
Speaker:indiscreet –
Speaker:at
Speaker:his
Speaker:trial
Speaker:he told Padrut Valla
Speaker:he
Speaker:was
Speaker:merely
Speaker:fulfilling
Speaker:the
Speaker:terms
Speaker:of
Speaker:a
Speaker:drunken
Speaker:wager,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:accepted
Speaker:his
Speaker:request
Speaker:for
Speaker:mercy
Speaker:for
Speaker:him
Speaker:and
Speaker:his
Speaker:conspirators.
Speaker:After
Speaker:a
Speaker:written
Speaker:apology,
Speaker:they
Speaker:would
Speaker:have
Speaker:to
Speaker:work
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:gates
Speaker:for
Speaker:a
Speaker:period
Speaker:of
Speaker:a
Speaker:single
Speaker:week –
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:standard
Speaker:pay –
Speaker:after
Speaker:which
Speaker:they
Speaker:will
Speaker:be
Speaker:allowed
Speaker:to
Speaker:go
Speaker:free.
More
disconcerting
Speaker:are
Speaker:the
Speaker:rumours
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:means
Speaker:to
Speaker:have
Speaker:you
Speaker:disposed
Speaker:of
Speaker:once
Speaker:enough
Speaker:time
Speaker:has
Speaker:passed.
Speaker:We
Speaker:both
Speaker:know
Speaker:he
Speaker:hates
Speaker:you,
Speaker:but
Speaker:when
Speaker:I
Speaker:confronted
Speaker:him
Speaker:about
Speaker:it
Speaker:he
Speaker:appeared
Speaker:to
Speaker:be
Speaker:genuinely
Speaker:horrified.
Speaker:That
Speaker:evil
Speaker:thought
Speaker:had
Speaker:once
Speaker:crossed
Speaker:his
Speaker:mind,
Speaker:but
Speaker:he
Speaker:has
Speaker:said
Speaker:to
Speaker:me
Speaker:that
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:you
Speaker:dead
Speaker:in
Speaker:his
Speaker:care
Speaker:would
Speaker:not
Speaker:just
Speaker:be
Speaker:a
Speaker:violation
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:peace,
Speaker:it
Speaker:would
Speaker:break
Speaker:my
Speaker:heart –
Speaker:and
Speaker:he
Speaker:cannot
Speaker:see
Speaker:me
Speaker:suffer
Speaker:so.
I
do
Speaker:not
Speaker:hold
Speaker:anything
Speaker:against
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:for
Speaker:continuing
Speaker:to
Speaker:separate
Speaker:us,
Speaker:for
Speaker:it
Speaker:is
Speaker:risky
Speaker:for
Speaker:either
Speaker:of
Speaker:us
Speaker:to
Speaker:do
Speaker:more,
Speaker:and
Speaker:his
Speaker:longing
Speaker:gaze
Speaker:towards
Speaker:me
Speaker:is
Speaker:making
Speaker:my
Speaker:heart
Speaker:falter.
Speaker:It is
Speaker:perhaps
Speaker:contemptible
Speaker:to
Speaker:think
Speaker:so,
Speaker:indeed,
Speaker:but
Speaker:family
Speaker:honour
Speaker:is
Speaker:nothing
Speaker:compared
Speaker:to
Speaker:my
Speaker:desire
Speaker:to
Speaker:reunite
Speaker:with
Speaker:you.
Speaker:For
Speaker:who
Speaker:else
Speaker:has
Speaker:raised
Speaker:me
Speaker:from
Speaker:cub
Speaker:to
Speaker:fox?
Speaker:Who
Speaker:else
Speaker:has
Speaker:taught
Speaker:me
Speaker:how
Speaker:to
Speaker:walk,
Speaker:to
Speaker:write,
Speaker:to
Speaker:hold
Speaker:my
Speaker:shield
Speaker:and
Speaker:to
Speaker:wield
Speaker:my
Speaker:spear?
Speaker:Who
Speaker:else
Speaker:can
Speaker:I
Speaker:love
Speaker:from
Speaker:the
Speaker:bottom
Speaker:of
Speaker:my
Speaker:heart?
Speaker:Good
Speaker:heavens,
Speaker:I
Speaker:have
Speaker:missed
Speaker:you
Speaker:so
Speaker:much!
Your
much
Speaker:adored Deli
7 March 1478
Postscript: Kuniwin chanced
upon
Speaker:me
Speaker:writing
Speaker:this
Speaker:letter
Speaker:and
Speaker:we
Speaker:had
Speaker:a
Speaker:talk
Speaker:over
Speaker:mulled
Speaker:wine.
Speaker:He
Speaker:told
Speaker:me
Speaker:what
Speaker:he
Speaker:had
Speaker:written
Speaker:to
Speaker:you,
Speaker:and
Speaker:asked
Speaker:me
Speaker:what
Speaker:you
Speaker:were
Speaker:like.
Speaker:Well,
Speaker:you
Speaker:were
Speaker:certainly
Speaker:more
Speaker:attentive
Speaker:than
Speaker:his
Speaker:mother
Speaker:was –
Speaker:you
Speaker:would
Speaker:never
Speaker:abandon
Speaker:me
Speaker:by your
Speaker:own
Speaker:free
Speaker:will.
Speaker:I
Speaker:suggested
Speaker:asking
Speaker:you
Speaker:about
Speaker:your
Speaker:earlier
Speaker:resistance
Speaker:and
Speaker:then
Speaker:swearing
Speaker:an
Speaker:oath
Speaker:to
Speaker:obey
Speaker:him
Speaker:in
Speaker:all
Speaker:matters –
Speaker:and
Speaker:then
Speaker:you
Speaker:can
Speaker:come
Speaker:home.
Speaker:He
Speaker:seemed
Speaker:receptive
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:idea –
Speaker:please
Speaker:reply
Speaker:to
Speaker:me
Speaker:as
Speaker:soon
Speaker:as possible!
13 March 1478
Kuniwin von Lachsburg,
Your Prince
and
Speaker:Master,
with
the
Speaker:blessing
Speaker:of
Speaker:God,
to
Luzia
Speaker:of
Speaker:House
Speaker:Mendura
We
hope
Speaker:you
Speaker:remain
Speaker:well.
Speaker:I
Speaker:must
Speaker:say
Speaker:it
Speaker:is
Speaker:not
Speaker:my
Speaker:wish
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:you
Speaker:dead,
Speaker:and
Speaker:you
Speaker:will
Speaker:continue
Speaker:to
Speaker:live
Speaker:under
Speaker:my
Speaker:mercy.
Your
son
Speaker:has
Speaker:delivered
Speaker:unto
Speaker:me
Speaker:an
Speaker:idea
Speaker:which
Speaker:shall
Speaker:see
Speaker:you
Speaker:two
Speaker:reunited,
Speaker:which
Speaker:he
Speaker:must
Speaker:have
Speaker:alluded
Speaker:to
Speaker:in
Speaker:your
Speaker:last
Speaker:letter.
Speaker:We
Speaker:have
Speaker:discussed
Speaker:with
Speaker:our
Speaker:council
Speaker:that
Speaker:you
Speaker:are
Speaker:to
Speaker:return
Speaker:to
Speaker:Cuera
Speaker:under
Speaker:guard,
Speaker:and
Speaker:make
Speaker:a
Speaker:prompt
Speaker:submission
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:authority
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:Prince.
Speaker:Padrut
Speaker:has
Speaker:briefed
Speaker:me
Speaker:about
Speaker:how
Speaker:you
Speaker:cityfolk
Speaker:make
Speaker:a
Speaker:ceremony
Speaker:out
Speaker:of
Speaker:everything,
Speaker:so
Speaker:our
Speaker:reconciliation
Speaker:should
Speaker:be
Speaker:an
Speaker:event
Speaker:to
Speaker:remember,
Speaker:about
Speaker:how
Speaker:two
Speaker:peoples
Speaker:of
Speaker:two
Speaker:tongues
Speaker:now
Speaker:share
Speaker:the
Speaker:city
Speaker:of
Speaker:Saint
Speaker:Florinus.
Fideli (whose
companionship
Speaker:has
Speaker:remained
Speaker:to
Speaker:our
Speaker:liking)
Speaker:talked
Speaker:with
Speaker:us
Speaker:about
Speaker:how
Speaker:this
Speaker:could
Speaker:be
Speaker:done.
Speaker:Perhaps,
Speaker:he
Speaker:opined,
Speaker:we
Speaker:can
Speaker:do
Speaker:what
Speaker:our
Speaker:ancestors,
Speaker:some
Speaker:of
Speaker:Imperial
Speaker:rank,
Speaker:once
Speaker:did.
Speaker:Did
Speaker:Saint
Speaker:Heinrich
Speaker:not
Speaker:prostrate
Speaker:himself
Speaker:before
Speaker:his
Speaker:bishops
Speaker:to
Speaker:create
Speaker:the
Speaker:See
Speaker:of
Speaker:Bamberg?
Speaker:Did
Speaker:Konrad
Speaker:the
Speaker:Salic
Speaker:not
Speaker:kneel
Speaker:before
Speaker:his
Speaker:son
Speaker:to
Speaker:ask
Speaker:his
Speaker:help
Speaker:in
Speaker:deposing
Speaker:his
Speaker:rebellious
Speaker:dukes?
Speaker:While
Speaker:I
Speaker:am
Speaker:impressed
Speaker:by
Speaker:his
Speaker:quick
Speaker:grasp
Speaker:of
Speaker:lutrine
Speaker:history,
Speaker:I
Speaker:had
Speaker:to
Speaker:tell
Speaker:him
Speaker:that
Speaker:such
Speaker:a
Speaker:humble
Speaker:act
Speaker:was
Speaker:one
Speaker:of
Speaker:last
Speaker:resort.
Speaker:He
Speaker:should
Speaker:know
Speaker:that
Speaker:it
Speaker:is
Speaker:a
Speaker:deed
Speaker:of
Speaker:great
Speaker:shame,
Speaker:to
Speaker:humiliate
Speaker:oneself
Speaker:before
Speaker:one
Speaker:of
Speaker:inferior
Speaker:rank,
Speaker:but
Speaker:a
Speaker:forceful
Speaker:deed
Speaker:nonetheless.
Speaker:Such
Speaker:an
Speaker:act
Speaker:simply
Speaker:cannot
Speaker:be
Speaker:refused.
Yet
we
Speaker:know
Speaker:you
Speaker:well,
Speaker:Luzia
Speaker:of
Speaker:House
Speaker:Mendura.
Speaker:You
Speaker:will
Speaker:see
Speaker:us
Speaker:on
Speaker:our
Speaker:knees,
Speaker:like
Speaker:that
Speaker:fateful
Speaker:snowy
Speaker:day
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:town
Speaker:centre
Speaker:of
Speaker:Cuera,
Speaker:and
Speaker:you
Speaker:will
Speaker:laugh.
Speaker:You
Speaker:will
Speaker:transform
Speaker:a
Speaker:staged
Speaker:humiliation
Speaker:into
Speaker:a
Speaker:true
Speaker:one,
Speaker:and the only
Speaker:recourse
Speaker:left
Speaker:to
Speaker:us
Speaker:is
Speaker:one
Speaker:we
Speaker:have
Speaker:always
Speaker:refrained
Speaker:from
Speaker:taking,
Speaker:thanks
Speaker:to
Speaker:your
Speaker:son’s
Speaker:beneficial
Speaker:influence
Speaker:on
Speaker:us.
Speaker:We
Speaker:will
Speaker:not
Speaker:be
Speaker:forced
Speaker:to
Speaker:debase
Speaker:ourselves
Speaker:in
Speaker:front
Speaker:of
Speaker:you
Speaker:once
Speaker:more,
Speaker:and
Speaker:for
Speaker:you
Speaker:to
Speaker:leave
Speaker:us
Speaker:with
Speaker:no
Speaker:choice
Speaker:but
Speaker:lethal
Speaker:vengeance.
Return to Cuera.
There,
Speaker:only
Speaker:one
Speaker:of
Speaker:us
Speaker:will
Speaker:make
Speaker:a
Speaker:prompt
Speaker:apology
Speaker:and
Speaker:a
Speaker:quick
Speaker:submission,
Speaker:and
Speaker:you
Speaker:will
Speaker:be
Speaker:promptly
Speaker:readmitted
Speaker:into
Speaker:our
Speaker:grace.
Speaker:Your
Speaker:son
Speaker:will
Speaker:be
Speaker:pleased
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:you
Speaker:once
Speaker:more.
Kuniwin, Prince
of Raetia
Fideli
of
Speaker:House Mendura,
to
his
Speaker:mother
Speaker:Luzia,
I
am
Speaker:shaken
Speaker:with
Speaker:unimaginable
Speaker:desperation.
Speaker:How
Speaker:could
Speaker:you
Speaker:leave
Speaker:me
Speaker:behind,
Speaker:separated
Speaker:from
Speaker:you
Speaker:by
Speaker:the
Speaker:length
Speaker:of
Speaker:all
Speaker:the
Speaker:mountains?
Speaker:All
Speaker:you
Speaker:needed
Speaker:to
Speaker:do
Speaker:was
Speaker:to
Speaker:bow
Speaker:to
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:and
Speaker:we
Speaker:should
Speaker:be
Speaker:together
Speaker:once
Speaker:more.
Speaker:But
Speaker:no,
Speaker:you
Speaker:decided
Speaker:to
Speaker:put
Speaker:your
Speaker:pride
Speaker:first and
Speaker:leave
Speaker:me
Speaker:all
Speaker:alone.
Speaker:I am
Speaker:weeping
Speaker:with
Speaker:frustration,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:will
Speaker:continue
Speaker:the
Speaker:letter
Speaker:once
Speaker:I have calmed
Speaker:down.
I
am
Speaker:sorry –
Speaker:I
Speaker:must
Speaker:be
Speaker:sounding
Speaker:like
Speaker:a
Speaker:horrible
Speaker:son.
Speaker:I
Speaker:am
Speaker:well
Speaker:aware
Speaker:that
Speaker:House Mendura
Speaker:has
Speaker:resisted
Speaker:the
Speaker:rule
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:otter
Speaker:princes
Speaker:over
Speaker:Cuera
Speaker:over
Speaker:the
Speaker:last
Speaker:centuries,
Speaker:but
Speaker:we
Speaker:have
Speaker:to
Speaker:think
Speaker:whether
Speaker:that
Speaker:is worth
Speaker:it.
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:is
Speaker:capable of
Speaker:taking
Speaker:heed
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:advice (and
Speaker:recommendations,
Speaker:even)
Speaker:of
Speaker:all
Speaker:the
Speaker:Great
Speaker:Houses
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:city,
Speaker:and
Speaker:he
Speaker:has
Speaker:shown
Speaker:no
Speaker:desire
Speaker:to
Speaker:continue
Speaker:pursuing
Speaker:his
Speaker:former
Speaker:enemies
Speaker:other
Speaker:than
Speaker:responding
Speaker:to
Speaker:your
Speaker:hopeless
Speaker:and (please
Speaker:forgive
Speaker:what
Speaker:I
Speaker:say)
Speaker:foolish
Speaker:provocations.
Speaker:If
Speaker:you
Speaker:come
Speaker:back
Speaker:and
Speaker:kiss
Speaker:the
Speaker:otter’s paws
Speaker:we
Speaker:would
Speaker:be
Speaker:accepting
Speaker:lutrine
Speaker:rule
Speaker:over
Speaker:the
Speaker:city,
Speaker:but
Speaker:most
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:city
Speaker:has
Speaker:reconciled
Speaker:themselves
Speaker:to
Speaker:this
Speaker:new
Speaker:reality.
Speaker:Perhaps
Speaker:it
Speaker:is
Speaker:time
Speaker:we
Speaker:followed
Speaker:suit.
I
know
Speaker:this
Speaker:is
Speaker:a
Speaker:horrifying
Speaker:prospect
Speaker:for
Speaker:you –
Speaker:the
Speaker:weight
Speaker:of
Speaker:our
Speaker:house
Speaker:must
Speaker:lie
Speaker:heavily
Speaker:on
Speaker:your
Speaker:shoulders –
Speaker:but
Speaker:you
Speaker:must
Speaker:come
Speaker:back.
Speaker:I
Speaker:need
Speaker:my
Speaker:mother.
Speaker:Not
Speaker:only
Speaker:have
Speaker:you
Speaker:given
Speaker:me
Speaker:life
Speaker:and
Speaker:sustenance,
Speaker:but
Speaker:you
Speaker:were
Speaker:responsible
Speaker:for
Speaker:much
Speaker:more
Speaker:than
Speaker:that.
Speaker:It
Speaker:was
Speaker:you
Speaker:who
Speaker:made
Speaker:sure
Speaker:I
Speaker:knew
Speaker:how
Speaker:to
Speaker:hold
Speaker:a quill
Speaker:correctly,
Speaker:and
Speaker:how
Speaker:to
Speaker:read
Speaker:and
Speaker:write
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:Latin
Speaker:tongue,
Speaker:and
Speaker:how
Speaker:to
Speaker:play
Speaker:the
Speaker:lute
Speaker:and
Speaker:sing.
Speaker:To
Speaker:sing –
Speaker:how
Speaker:I
Speaker:miss
Speaker:your
Speaker:warm
Speaker:and
Speaker:tender
Speaker:voice!
This
could
Speaker:be
Speaker:my
Speaker:last
Speaker:letter.
Speaker:I
Speaker:will
Speaker:take
Speaker:matters
Speaker:into
Speaker:my
Speaker:own
Speaker:paws,
Speaker:and
Speaker:sway
Speaker:the
Speaker:Prince
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:method
Speaker:only
Speaker:privy
Speaker:to
Speaker:myself.
Speaker:This
Speaker:time
Speaker:I
Speaker:will
Speaker:not
Speaker:back
Speaker:away –
Speaker:and
Speaker:this
Speaker:time
Speaker:I
Speaker:will
Speaker:enjoy
Speaker:myself,
Speaker:as
Speaker:much
Speaker:as
Speaker:one can.
Deli
16 March 1478
Fideli of House
Mendura,
to
his
Speaker:most
Speaker:cherished
Speaker:mother
Speaker:Luzia,
I
have
Speaker:misjudged
Speaker:the
Speaker:situation
Speaker:once
Speaker:more,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I have
Speaker:placed
Speaker:our
Speaker:lives
Speaker:in
Speaker:danger.
When I
came
Speaker:up
Speaker:to
Speaker:meet
Speaker:the
Speaker:Prince,
Speaker:he
Speaker:was
Speaker:in
Speaker:no
Speaker:mood
Speaker:for
Speaker:pleasures
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:flesh.
Speaker:Far
Speaker:from
Speaker:it.
Speaker:He
Speaker:has
Speaker:received
Speaker:news
Speaker:that
Speaker:there
Speaker:had
Speaker:been
Speaker:a
Speaker:plot
Speaker:to
Speaker:spring
Speaker:you
Speaker:from
Speaker:Tarasp.
Speaker:Letta
Speaker:had
Speaker:been
Speaker:caught
Speaker:trying
Speaker:to
Speaker:smuggle
Speaker:letters
Speaker:there,
Speaker:and
Speaker:what
Speaker:followed
Speaker:was
Speaker:a
Speaker:brief,
Speaker:painless
Speaker:interrogation
Speaker:that
Speaker:had
Speaker:her
Speaker:reveal
Speaker:the
Speaker:names
Speaker:of
Speaker:her
Speaker:accomplices.
Speaker:While
Speaker:our
Speaker:names
Speaker:did
Speaker:not
Speaker:come
Speaker:up –
Speaker:evidently
Speaker:we
Speaker:were
Speaker:both
Speaker:kept
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:dark –
Speaker:those
Speaker:of Murezi and Lurainz did.
Kuniwin
has
Speaker:allowed
Speaker:me
Speaker:to
Speaker:visit
Speaker:them
Speaker:in
Speaker:their
Speaker:house
Speaker:arrest,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:asked
Speaker:them
Speaker:why
Speaker:he
Speaker:did
Speaker:not
Speaker:tell me
Speaker:about
Speaker:this
Speaker:scheme.
Speaker:Lurainz
Speaker:wrathfully
Speaker:informed
Speaker:me
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:knew
Speaker:I
Speaker:would
Speaker:tell
Speaker:the
Speaker:prince,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:had
Speaker:to
Speaker:swear
Speaker:an
Speaker:oath
Speaker:that
Speaker:I
Speaker:did
Speaker:not
Speaker:betray
Speaker:them.
Speaker:That
Speaker:honour
Speaker:will
Speaker:probably
Speaker:go
Speaker:to
Speaker:that
Speaker:vile
Speaker:snake,
Speaker:Padrut Valla –
Speaker:but
Speaker:it
Speaker:was thanks
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:marten’s entreaties
Speaker:that
Speaker:no
Speaker:harm
Speaker:be
Speaker:visited
Speaker:on
Speaker:my
Speaker:friends
Speaker:or
Speaker:your
Speaker:old
Speaker:associates.
Speaker:They
Speaker:live
Speaker:their
Speaker:days
Speaker:carefully
Speaker:watched,
Speaker:but
Speaker:they
Speaker:will
Speaker:live.
Your
situation
Speaker:was
Speaker:much
Speaker:less
Speaker:certain.
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:has
Speaker:told
Speaker:me
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:will
Speaker:not
Speaker:allow
Speaker:me
Speaker:to
Speaker:speak
Speaker:with
Speaker:him
Speaker:until
Speaker:this
Speaker:evening,
Speaker:while
Speaker:he
Speaker:thinks
Speaker:about
Speaker:what
Speaker:he
Speaker:can
Speaker:do
Speaker:to
Speaker:you,
Speaker:to
Speaker:me,
Speaker:and to
Speaker:the
Speaker:city. Padrut,
Speaker:and
Speaker:only
Speaker:Padrut,
Speaker:has
Speaker:his
Speaker:ear,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I am
Speaker:not
Speaker:sure
Speaker:if
Speaker:he
Speaker:sees
Speaker:the
Speaker:point
Speaker:in
Speaker:having
Speaker:House Mendura
Speaker:remain
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:city.
Speaker:I
Speaker:fear
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:means
Speaker:to
Speaker:have
Speaker:us
Speaker:removed
Speaker:from
Speaker:the
Speaker:world,
Speaker:root
Speaker:and
Speaker:stem.
Is
this
Speaker:how
Speaker:God
Speaker:punishes
Speaker:us?
Speaker:For
Speaker:your
Speaker:wrath,
Speaker:for
Speaker:my
Speaker:lust,
Speaker:for
Speaker:our
Speaker:pride?
Speaker:I
Speaker:spent
Speaker:the
Speaker:whole
Speaker:day
Speaker:praying
Speaker:for
Speaker:mercy,
Speaker:but
Speaker:whether
Speaker:it
Speaker:is
Speaker:granted
Speaker:to
Speaker:us,
Speaker:two
Speaker:foxes
Speaker:without
Speaker:virtue,
Speaker:is
Speaker:up
Speaker:to
Speaker:Providence,
Speaker:as
Speaker:well
Speaker:as
Speaker:the
Speaker:intercession
Speaker:of
Speaker:Saint Florinus,
Speaker:who
Speaker:watches
Speaker:over
Speaker:our
Speaker:city
Speaker:still.
If
I
Speaker:have
Speaker:news,
Speaker:I
Speaker:shall
Speaker:deliver
Speaker:it
Speaker:to
Speaker:you immediately.
Your much adored Deli
17 March 1478
Fideli of House
Mendura,
to
his
Speaker:most
Speaker:cherished
Speaker:mother
Speaker:Luzia,
After
I
Speaker:sent
Speaker:yesterday’s
Speaker:letter
Speaker:to
Speaker:you,
Speaker:I
Speaker:immediately
Speaker:sprinted
Speaker:across
Speaker:the
Speaker:city
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:Padrut Valla.
Speaker:Good
Speaker:fortune
Speaker:was
Speaker:with
Speaker:me –
Speaker:he
Speaker:explained
Speaker:to
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:that
Speaker:the
Speaker:prince
Speaker:must
Speaker:set
Speaker:an
Speaker:example –
Speaker:he
Speaker:should
Speaker:either
Speaker:allow
Speaker:you
Speaker:to
Speaker:perish
Speaker:with
Speaker:dignity,
Speaker:or
Speaker:to
Speaker:return
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:city
Speaker:to
Speaker:take
Speaker:your
Speaker:seat
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:city
Speaker:council.
Speaker:Either
Speaker:way,
Speaker:you
Speaker:will
Speaker:cease
Speaker:to
Speaker:be
Speaker:of
Speaker:any
Speaker:use
Speaker:to
Speaker:his
Speaker:enemies
Speaker:in Cuera.
Speaker:He
Speaker:bid
Speaker:me
Speaker:not
Speaker:take
Speaker:his
Speaker:words
Speaker:personally –
Speaker:it
Speaker:was
Speaker:logical
Speaker:advice,
Speaker:and
Speaker:he
Speaker:has
Speaker:requested
Speaker:that
Speaker:I
Speaker:remain
Speaker:unharmed
Speaker:no
Speaker:matter
Speaker:which
Speaker:path
Speaker:the
Speaker:prince
Speaker:takes.
Speaker:I
Speaker:threatened
Speaker:his
Speaker:well-being
Speaker:at
Speaker:least
Speaker:once
Speaker:during
Speaker:our
Speaker:conversation,
Speaker:which
Speaker:I
Speaker:regretted,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:apologised.
Speaker:I
Speaker:hope
Speaker:this
Speaker:sin
Speaker:is
Speaker:not
Speaker:taken
Speaker:into
Speaker:account
Speaker:by
Speaker:the
Speaker:Almighty.
This
evening,
Speaker:I
Speaker:rushed
Speaker:to
Speaker:Kuniwin
Speaker:and
Speaker:told
Speaker:him
Speaker:I
Speaker:was
Speaker:ready
Speaker:to
Speaker:do
Speaker:everything
Speaker:to
Speaker:preserve
Speaker:your
Speaker:life.
Speaker:Tears
Speaker:were
Speaker:shed,
Speaker:I
Speaker:offered
Speaker:to
Speaker:do
Speaker:many
Speaker:distasteful
Speaker:things (which
Speaker:I
Speaker:will
Speaker:not
Speaker:relate
Speaker:in
Speaker:this
Speaker:letter),
Speaker:and
Speaker:eventually
Speaker:my
Speaker:panicked
Speaker:words
Speaker:soon
Speaker:morphed
Speaker:into
Speaker:inelegant
Speaker:sobbing.
Speaker:He
Speaker:wiped
Speaker:my
Speaker:tears
Speaker:away,
Speaker:took
Speaker:my
Speaker:paw
Speaker:into
Speaker:his,
Speaker:and
Speaker:promised
Speaker:me
Speaker:that
Speaker:no
Speaker:harm
Speaker:will
Speaker:come
Speaker:to
Speaker:you.
Speaker:He
Speaker:offered
Speaker:to
Speaker:play
Speaker:another
Speaker:game
Speaker:of
Speaker:Rithmomachia
Speaker:with
Speaker:me to
Speaker:take
Speaker:the
Speaker:events
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:day
Speaker:off
Speaker:my
Speaker:mind,
Speaker:and
Speaker:he
Speaker:offered
Speaker:me
Speaker:the
Speaker:use
Speaker:of
Speaker:his (that
Speaker:is,
Speaker:your)
Speaker:bed.
I have
mentioned
Speaker:our
Speaker:mutual
Speaker:attraction
Speaker:multiple
Speaker:times
Speaker:in
Speaker:our
Speaker:letters –
Speaker:I
Speaker:must
Speaker:say,
Speaker:I
Speaker:can
Speaker:finally
Speaker:look
Speaker:at
Speaker:it
Speaker:with
Speaker:clarity.
Speaker:Though
Speaker:he
Speaker:was
Speaker:touched
Speaker:by
Speaker:my
Speaker:sincerity,
Speaker:and
Speaker:found
Speaker:foxes
Speaker:very
Speaker:striking (and
Speaker:I
Speaker:in
Speaker:particular),
Speaker:he
Speaker:told
Speaker:me
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:held
Speaker:too
Speaker:much
Speaker:power
Speaker:over
Speaker:me
Speaker:for
Speaker:any
Speaker:carnal
Speaker:relationship
Speaker:between
Speaker:us
Speaker:to
Speaker:begin.
Speaker:I
Speaker:suspected
Speaker:Padrut
Speaker:was
Speaker:behind
Speaker:this
Speaker:sudden
Speaker:change
Speaker:of
Speaker:heart,
Speaker:but
Speaker:evidently
Speaker:I
Speaker:was
Speaker:incorrect.
Speaker:The
Speaker:wily
Speaker:marten
Speaker:had
Speaker:not
Speaker:been
Speaker:told.
Speaker:The
Speaker:otter
Speaker:embraced
Speaker:me
Speaker:throughout
Speaker:the
Speaker:night,
Speaker:as
Speaker:I
Speaker:did
Speaker:him,
Speaker:but
Speaker:that
Speaker:was
Speaker:the
Speaker:extent
Speaker:of
Speaker:our
Speaker:intimacy.
Speaker:When
Speaker:we
Speaker:woke
Speaker:up
Speaker:he
Speaker:thanked
Speaker:me
Speaker:for
Speaker:everything –
Speaker:for
Speaker:ensuring
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:was
Speaker:treated
Speaker:well
Speaker:during
Speaker:his
Speaker:captivity,
Speaker:for
Speaker:saving
Speaker:him
Speaker:from
Speaker:his
Speaker:own
Speaker:anger,
Speaker:and
Speaker:for
Speaker:reminding
Speaker:him
Speaker:that
Speaker:there
Speaker:are
Speaker:some
Speaker:within
Speaker:the
Speaker:walls
Speaker:of
Speaker:Cuera
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:can
Speaker:trust.
Speaker:Things
Speaker:I
Speaker:now
Speaker:do
Speaker:for
Speaker:you.
The
idea
Speaker:of
Speaker:you
Speaker:returning
Speaker:to
Speaker:Cuera
Speaker:has
Speaker:taken
Speaker:shape
Speaker:in
Speaker:his
Speaker:mind –
Speaker:for a
Speaker:price,
Speaker:but
Speaker:a
Speaker:smaller
Speaker:one
Speaker:than
Speaker:what
Speaker:we
Speaker:had
Speaker:thought.
Speaker:All
Speaker:he
Speaker:needs
Speaker:now
Speaker:is
Speaker:your
Speaker:recognition
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:position
Speaker:and
Speaker:an
Speaker:apology
Speaker:for
Speaker:his
Speaker:past
Speaker:treatment –
Speaker:and
Speaker:an
Speaker:oath
Speaker:if
Speaker:you
Speaker:consider
Speaker:your
Speaker:position
Speaker:to
Speaker:be
Speaker:unsafe.
Speaker:You
Speaker:no
Speaker:longer
Speaker:have
Speaker:to
Speaker:kneel.
Speaker:You
Speaker:will
Speaker:have
Speaker:your
Speaker:seat
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:council
Speaker:back,
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:even
Speaker:talked
Speaker:him
Speaker:into
Speaker:returning
Speaker:your
Speaker:room
Speaker:to
Speaker:you.
Speaker:These
Speaker:terms
Speaker:appear
Speaker:to
Speaker:be
Speaker:quite
Speaker:generous,
Speaker:and
Speaker:were
Speaker:I
Speaker:in
Speaker:your
Speaker:shoes
Speaker:I
Speaker:would
Speaker:have
Speaker:accepted
Speaker:them.
Speaker:It
Speaker:is
Speaker:easier
Speaker:to
Speaker:defend
Speaker:House Mendura’s
Speaker:interests
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:princely
Speaker:court
Speaker:than
Speaker:in Tarasp,
Speaker:after
Speaker:all.
Speaker:I
Speaker:know
Speaker:that
Speaker:our
Speaker:personalities
Speaker:might
Speaker:not
Speaker:be
Speaker:one
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:same,
Speaker:but
Speaker:surely
Speaker:you
Speaker:can
Speaker:begin
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:the
Speaker:benefits?
When
you
Speaker:helped
Speaker:me
Speaker:enter
Speaker:my
Speaker:first
Speaker:speech
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:city
Speaker:assembly,
Speaker:I
Speaker:was
Speaker:afraid
Speaker:to
Speaker:embarrass
Speaker:myself
Speaker:in
Speaker:front
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:entire
Speaker:city,
Speaker:but
Speaker:you
Speaker:lifted
Speaker:your
Speaker:gentle
Speaker:paws
Speaker:and
Speaker:grabbed
Speaker:me
Speaker:by
Speaker:my
Speaker:shoulders.
Speaker:You
Speaker:told
Speaker:me
Speaker:that
Speaker:for
Speaker:our
Speaker:city,
Speaker:any
Speaker:shred
Speaker:of
Speaker:pride
Speaker:can
Speaker:be
Speaker:sacrificed.
Speaker:You
Speaker:know
Speaker:as
Speaker:well
Speaker:as
Speaker:I
Speaker:do
Speaker:that
Speaker:it
Speaker:may
Speaker:not
Speaker:have
Speaker:gone
Speaker:well,
Speaker:but
Speaker:I
Speaker:had
Speaker:no
Speaker:regrets.
Speaker:I
Speaker:would
Speaker:be
Speaker:with
Speaker:you,
Speaker:to
Speaker:learn
Speaker:more
Speaker:from
Speaker:you,
Speaker:if
Speaker:you
Speaker:are
Speaker:able
Speaker:to
Speaker:return
Speaker:to
Speaker:our
Speaker:city.
Speaker:If
Speaker:your
Speaker:fears
Speaker:are
Speaker:proven
Speaker:true
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:otter
Speaker:prince
Speaker:proves
Speaker:to
Speaker:have
Speaker:tyranny
Speaker:lurking
Speaker:within
Speaker:his
Speaker:heart,
Speaker:then
Speaker:together
Speaker:we
Speaker:can
Speaker:stop
Speaker:its
Speaker:spread
Speaker:as
Speaker:mother
Speaker:and
Speaker:son.
Please
consider
Speaker:this
Speaker:well,
Speaker:Mother.
Speaker:It
Speaker:may
Speaker:be
Speaker:our
Speaker:last
Speaker:chance.
Your
much adored Deli
18 March 1478
21 March 1478
Kuniwin von Lachsburg,
with
the
Speaker:blessing
Speaker:of
Speaker:God,
to
Luzia
Speaker:of
Speaker:House
Speaker:Mendura
Please
be
Speaker:well.
Speaker:I
Speaker:have
Speaker:heard
Speaker:from
Speaker:your
Speaker:son
Speaker:that
Speaker:your
Speaker:exile
Speaker:and
Speaker:imprisonment
Speaker:is
Speaker:taking
Speaker:a
Speaker:toll
Speaker:on
Speaker:you (and
Speaker:more
Speaker:visibly,
Speaker:on
Speaker:him)
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:have
Speaker:promised
Speaker:him
Speaker:that
Speaker:I
Speaker:will
Speaker:be
Speaker:able
Speaker:to
Speaker:remedy
Speaker:all
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:above.
Speaker:The
Speaker:return
Speaker:of
Speaker:House
Speaker:Mendura
Speaker:as
Speaker:a
Speaker:force
Speaker:in Cueran
Speaker:politics
Speaker:will
Speaker:naturally
Speaker:suit
Speaker:you
Speaker:well,
Speaker:and
Speaker:it
Speaker:would
Speaker:also
Speaker:make
Speaker:my
Speaker:presence
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:city
Speaker:feel
Speaker:less
Speaker:unwelcome.
Your
son
Speaker:Fideli
Speaker:has
Speaker:been
Speaker:striving
Speaker:for
Speaker:your
Speaker:release
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:last
Speaker:few
Speaker:months.
Speaker:His
Speaker:companionship
Speaker:has
Speaker:proven
Speaker:soothing
Speaker:for
Speaker:me,
Speaker:painful
Speaker:though
Speaker:it
Speaker:can
Speaker:become
Speaker:at
Speaker:times.
Speaker:One
Speaker:might
Speaker:say
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:has
Speaker:been
Speaker:manipulating
Speaker:me
Speaker:all
Speaker:this
Speaker:time,
Speaker:but
Speaker:I
Speaker:care
Speaker:not.
Speaker:You
Speaker:have
Speaker:known
Speaker:his
Speaker:love
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:last
Speaker:two
Speaker:decades,
Speaker:and
Speaker:you
Speaker:know
Speaker:full
Speaker:well
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:is
Speaker:a
Speaker:fox
Speaker:worth
Speaker:suffering
Speaker:for.
Speaker:I
Speaker:now
Speaker:invite
Speaker:you
Speaker:to
Speaker:suffer
Speaker:alone
Speaker:no
Speaker:longer
Speaker:and
Speaker:hasten
Speaker:your
Speaker:return
Speaker:to
Speaker:Cuera.
Fortunate
was
Speaker:the
Speaker:hour
Speaker:when
Speaker:Fideli
Speaker:came
Speaker:into
Speaker:my
Speaker:life.
Speaker:His
Speaker:presence
Speaker:liberates
Speaker:me
Speaker:from
Speaker:my
Speaker:fears
Speaker:and
Speaker:insecurities,
Speaker:and
Speaker:his
Speaker:companionship
Speaker:spirits
Speaker:me
Speaker:away
Speaker:from
Speaker:thoughts
Speaker:and
Speaker:feelings.
Speaker:He
Speaker:has
Speaker:pierced
Speaker:me
Speaker:with
Speaker:his
Speaker:essence.
Speaker:How
Speaker:can
Speaker:I
Speaker:live
Speaker:without
Speaker:his
Speaker:blazing
Speaker:fur
Speaker:that
Speaker:warms
Speaker:mine
Speaker:in
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Your
much adored Deli
28 March 1478
Postscript: See you
in
violations:three
violations:days!
This
was
violations:the
violations:second
violations:and
violations:final
violations:part
violations:of “Letters
violations:to
violations:Luzia”
violations:by
violations:Casterway,
violations:read
violations:for
violations:you by Dralen, the Dapper Dragonfox,
violations:and
violations:Khaki,
violations:your
violations:Faithful
violations:Fireside
violations:Companion.
As
always,
violations:you
violations:can
violations:find
violations:more
violations:stories
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violations:at
violations:thevoice.dog,
violations:or
violations:find
violations:the
violations:show
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violations:your
violations:podcasts.
violations:Thank
violations:you
violations:for
violations:listening
violations:to
violations:The
violations:Voice
violations:of
violations:Dog.