P1 "Fen, how have you been? You're eating well? Getting enough sleep? Are you being treated well? I worry for you. I am happy Oz is there with you; it's comforting knowing you have someone from home to keep you company."
P2 "I heard you had to attend a human ball and decidethe ruler of the empire! That seems a lot to ask of you; I'm sure you made agood choice no matter what. How was the ball? I wonder what a human castlelooks like on the inside... Oh!P3 "And the dancing! Myra wants to know how the dancingwas! The clan is doing well. More rumors have spread of me. I can't find it onme to care anymore. I'm glad you're somewhere a little better. Please becareful while you're gone!P4 "Myra, Revas, and I will try to visit sometime.Revas misses Oswin. He wants me to tell you to hurry up and save the world soyou and Oz can come home. I'll write again soon! Please, please be safe, andmay the Creators watch over you. - Sylvi"P4 "P.S. I included some notes on some new things Myraand I have found! I thought you might and enjoy them, so I rewrote and copiedthem down just for you." *attached are pages upon pages of notes on elvenruins, sigils, runes, and the fade*
Sylvi! And by extension, Myra!
I’ve been as okay as one could be, surrounded by so manyshems. It was daunting at first. Especially before Oswin reached me. Nobody wasthere for a short while to hold me back from biting Chantry Sister’s heads off.Luckily I managed on my own. It has been easier since being named Inquisitorand reaching Skyhold. Which, by the way, you have to come see! There’s elvenmagic seeping out of the walls of this place. Truly it is amazing!
Look at you, still worrying about me! Yes, I have managed aregular meal schedule. Sleep is a little harder to find lately, but not for anyreason I’m complaining about. There happens to be a bald, scholarly elf whokeeps me up most nights. So I’d say I’m being treated very well. His name is Solas and he communes with spirits so I knowyou two would get along when I finally drag you and your sister here for avisit.
Oswin is well, though he was in bad shape when he firstreached me at Haven. Leave it to him to get battered and forego medical care.Luckily Solas helped me patch him up, though, he has a rather large scar leftover to tell the tale. I still haven’t let him live that one down.
Oh Creators curse me that ball was the worst place I’ve everhad to set foot Sylvi! Halaamshiral was meant to be our home, our newbeginning. Instead these shems built an empire on our backs and now we servewine and cheese at their meaningless parties. If I could’ve set fire to thebuilding, I would have. The entire place reeked of superiority complex. Oswinhad fun though, I think he ended three men’s lordships and made at least twogroups of ladies physically swoon. He’salways better than me at finding fun in these situations. I managed to keepCelene on the throne, and reunite her with her elven lover, Briala. Lelianatold me their relationship was all sorts of unhealthy, but I really couldn’tbring myself to care. The world is on the edge of a knife, I’m fighting demonsdaily, and this empire is falling apart at the seams. Does it really seem likeI give a flying fuck whether or not the shem Empress’s relationship is goingwell? No, of course I don’t! Shem logic is weird Sylvi. I miss having you andMyra around, you two and Oz are my anchors to reality. Though you can tellMyra, the dancing is quite enjoyable, even if it is much more restrained thanour dancing. It’s even better if you have the right partner, I never thought aman who wonders the woods would be a talented ballroom dancer but I’ve beenwrong before.
I am so sorry that these rumors keep spreading, you and Iboth know the brunt of the Keeper’s loose lips. It’s not right, and I wish Iwas back home to follow you around in wolf form and scare those spinelessassholes away like I used to. You know the drill though, ignore and keep trueto yourself. You are stronger than them, and you are worth more. But I’m surethese are things Myra has beat me to saying.
Staying safe is a hard thing to do in my position, but youknow me, I’m not having fun unless I’m ripping something to shreds. Okay that’snot totally true but I think if I convince myself it is fun, it’ll be trueeventually. Nothing says ‘good time’ like the constant smell of someone else’sblood all over you. Especially demon blood, er ichor, whatever you want to callit.
I am sending money with this message, make sure it’s allaccounted for. It is for the three of you to make your way here. It has beentoo long without you, Oz and I miss you. Oswin says it’s time for him and Revasto show Skyhold what real archers look like, whatever that means. My father isalso here, and you know how much fun he is. Really, the nobles have learned toavoid him like the blight!
These notes you’ve sent are fascinating! I’ve been goingover them all night and I need to know where you found these runes! And allthis information on the fade is wonderful and I hope you were careful whenretrieving it! I shared them with Solas this morning and even he is surprisedat the thoroughness and accuracy of it all (he is generally hard to impress)Thank you for these wonderful notes and even better reminder of how inventiveand smart you are! I love and miss you and your sister, and I hope with thecoin I sent I will see you sooner than I will see another letter! -Fenin’lin and by extension Oswin
PS: Oswin sent along one of his scarves for Revas to staywarm on the trip here, and I sent along two handmade staffs for the both ofyou. You can pick them up at the small village north of Wycome. The one whereyou and I got drunk in the tavern, and Revas and Oz had to drag us out beforewe got kicked out. I didn’t want to risk the Keeper taking them from you.