53 Zephyr 1325

[amairylle]

Valiant,

No need to apologize. I made it your business by asking you to be my messenger. While I’m grateful that you’ve been willing to play the part, you’re right—my words will mean more coming from me. I’ll write them both directly from now on. Guilt is powerful, and I’m sorry mine got the better of me.

I have to agree with you about Caithe. She’s always been rather reticent, and life has not been kind to her. As her brother, I appreciate you keeping your doubt to yourself. She is very happy to have someone to share her Wyld Hunt with. She spoke of you frequently during our visit, and you can rest assured that despite your differences, she speaks very highly of you.

To answer your first question, I’ve not seen Zhaitan up close, but I have seen its lieutenants. Think of the risen you’ve already fought, but larger, more pungent, and dragon-shaped. I can only imagine that Zhaitan itself is even more vast and putrid. I don’t believe the dragon you saw in your dream was one of its lieutenants. Rather, the dragon you described sounds like it might be a lieutenant of Mordremoth’s. Mordremoth is the jungle dragon, and has domain over plant and mind, which could explain how you fought it in the Dream, although the Dream of Dreams isn’t exactly well-understood either. There’s no telling why or how it got there without asking Mordremoth itself, and it’s not active at the moment, and doesn’t show any signs of awakening. If your Wyld Hunt has to do with it, you’ll likely have a while to wait.

Of course, this is only a possibility. I could be wrong. I’ll try and devote some more time to this as I’m able—it’s an interesting dilemma, and a frightening one if Mordremoth is truly involved— but I can’t guarantee how much I’ll have to spare. I leave for the Durmand Priory tomorrow, and I’ll see if I can dig up a little more information for you. They have an excellent library with a vast archive on the Elder Dragons. If there’s information that can be of use to you, it’ll be there.

As for knowing what exactly your Wyld Hunt is, I would advise you not to worry about it too much. It was very vague for me at first, and it took me almost five years before I truly understood what I was destined to do. I’m sure it’s uncomfortable to have those around you misunderstanding something so important to you, but with time, it will become clearer to you. In the meantime, see where your travels take you. “Where life goes—so, too, should you.” You have a bright future ahead of you, and I look forward to hearing where your journey takes you. You have time to piece things together.

Thank you for sending the recipe, It’ll help a lot of people.
Trahearne

P.S. There’s no need to call me by a title. You’re more than welcome to use just my name.

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