My Dearest Thalrinel, I write to you in the hope that I find you in good health and good spirits. You will need both in the days and weeks to come. I know you were not looking for this much excitement so early in your tenure as Treethane of Silvenar, but the gods challenge us to make us stronger, not to make us more comfortable. Certainly the deaths of Finoriell and her silvenar caught us all by surprise. Some say it's the price we pay for joining the Aldmeri Dominion and involving ourselves in the upheaval of Khenarthi's Roost. All my best, — E.