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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BenBrown" data-source="post: 5734742" data-attributes="member: 1642">Mallaby takes the letter from Tyris's hand, looks over the seal and the writing."Ah," he says, "a missive from my intended.  I hope all is well with her.  Let us find out the reason for her delay."He produces a short knife and cuts the seal open.  As soon as he has done so, the letter begins to glow, and then crumbles into a swirling cloud of sparkling dust.  From this cloud comes the voice of a woman, her accent refined and her tone sweet--at first."Hello Adelin... you two-timing jerk.  If you get this, that means you haven't been poisoned by scorpions, eaten by wolves or carried off by Hobgoblin slavers.  As your reward for getting this far, I get to tell you exactly what I think of you!  Oh, you were so courtly and handsome when we first met, and you danced well, and for a moment, I actually thought you'd be a loyal husband, and help keep our family's fortunes strong.  But then I catch you talking with those floozies of yours.  Don't think I don't know what was going on.  I was so upset I went and told Daddy, and he you can bet he knew what to do.  He told me he'd found this old book up in the attic, with a bunch of stuff from hundreds of years ago, if it wasn't all just made up.  Daddy said all I had to do was tell you that we had some weird stupid wedding customs in our family where we'd have to travel all the way to Allaria to get married and that you were so dumb you'd fall for it.  And it looks like you did.   As if I'd go anywhere near a place like that with all of those monsters running around when I've got everything I need right here in Daunton.  Hope you've had a horrible time running around in the wilderness and that you'll have an even worse time getting back, and that you die and all those strumpets of yours can cry over it.  I should have known better than to think that someone from a house like yours, that hasn't done anything since leaving Allaria, could ever measure up to a daughter of house Terconis.  You stink and I hate you.  Bye now!"The message ends, the dust ceases to swirl and sparkle, and gradually scatters into nothing.Mallaby's mouth moves as if he's going to say something, then, moving slowly and shaking his head, he walks over to a large rock where he sits down with his head in his hands."I..." he says hesitantly.  "I... know that I'm... that I count many beautiful women amongst my friends.  I've always been a handsome man.  I've always had women around me--but it's not what she thinks.  They're my friends, and I enjoy their conversation.  If only she'd said something.  If only I knew she was upset.  Then I could explain.  If it was that important, I could have even--reluctantly--left my friends behind.  But what kind of person would want that?  I was ready, though.  I thought I had found the my one true soulmate.  I thought I had found the key to my happiness.  I'm not without flaws, but I thought that despite them, we were meant for each other.  I... I thought she loved me."</blockquote>

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