My
Dearest Nephew,
Firstly, allow me to offer
my congratulations to you on your defeat of the Rogues. Your Strategy from what
I have heard from reliable sources in the area was a brilliant one. Though the
details that have reached my ears are a might hazy, it sounds as though you
fashioned your plan as a combination of my plan and that of your uncle
Scaligar. Pay no attention to your uncle’s verbal attack on your choice to not
poison the river running into the Rogues’ hideout, to do such a thing would
have been a truly callous move and I am overjoyed, for the sake of your soul,
that you did not make this move.
However,
I must agree with your uncle that Pelicor the Mastermind will most likely
become a problem in the near future. Having escaped the battle, he will be even
more wary than usual and he will know the way you attack. He will also be
humiliated at his near defeat by one so many years younger than him a you and a
dragon such as Pelicor in a state of humiliation is nothing like a favorable
state of affairs. Be wary of him, Nephew, for he will inevitably attempt to
take his revenge at some point in the future.
On
the subject of the battle I can report little. Your uncle Scaligar still waits
to the West of my home, building his assault weapons and brooding. I do believe
that it is high time I flew over there and started the battle myself lest we
sit here till the winter comes. Once again I must ask you
not to tell your uncle of this as it might spoil the entire thing.
On
the subject of your uncle Gargazath, I must confess I am rather worried. Being
a rather large dragon and one who has a known his share of violent situations,
I feel he might find it within his abilities to overpower the guards escorting
him to see Hurdek the Physician. This would be, in simple terms, very bad.
Given my brother-in-law’s lack of mental stability, he could cause chaos out in
the open world. I am not sure what I could do save for write to the guards at
the sanatorium and advise them to take the utmost care when escorting Gargazath
to Hurdek’s territory.
I
have looked over what you have told me your uncle Scaligar said regarding the
ways of both my Eastern brothers, and me. Though I do not really feel the need
to defend myself against his verbal attacks, I do feel that you might profit
from a lesson in the ways of the dragons of the East.
Firstly,
on the subject of why we Easterners do not invade the West and use the
influence over the world bestowed upon us by our Elemental Pearls to send them
into exile. Before I give the real answer to this question, you must know that
not all of the dragons in the East have such Elemental weapons as my race does.
For example, Megarennige, the ruling power to the Northwest of my Province has
no ability to manipulate the elements, but relies on rather more sophisticated
and difficult arts of magic. Orivanda of Florenta also knows no power over the
elements although she is by no means powerless. The Elemental Pearls are a rare
gift and must be made by the user of a great period of years and are therefore
very rare.
Most
Easterners do without the Elemental Pearls unlike most dragons and humans seem
to think.
Now,
back to the subject broached by your Serpentine uncle.
The
reason we Easterners who carry the Pearls, along with all of us others who do
not carry such instruments, do not lay waste to the Western lands and exile the
Western scourges such as your uncle Scaligar by force is that we are by nature
a peaceful race. We defend our homes when we need to and even go so far as to
take part in a war when we see that the need is great enough and the evil being
battled is terrible enough. We spend our lives in prayer for the most part and
in helping worthy heroes and those in great need. When we fight we are powerful
forces, but the Elemental Pearls are weapons with terrible power that is not to
be abused. The consequences of doing so are always dire and often fatal.
Your
uncle Scaligar and indeed your uncle Gargazath would never understand such a
life. I have no doubt that, if given a Pearl of the Elements that they would
abuse the power greatly and use it to bring about schemes of such terrible evil
as only their depraved minds could concoct. No wait, I exaggerate. Your uncle
Scaligar would do this; your uncle Gargazath in his current state would no
doubt simply use the Pearl to create elemental butterflies and other such
fanciful things.
I hope that this letter
has answered a few questions and helped you along your way to wisdom. Now I am
off to end this battle with your uncle. Again, tell him nothing in your letter.
Your humble servant,
mentor and uncle,
Semithino
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