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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nephtys" data-source="post: 2482078" data-attributes="member: 31780">Later the same evening a letter arrives in reply: [sblock] Dear friend and cousin,  Your support is, as ever, welcome and I hope to be able to return it. Truly, blood flows thicker than water, though I hope the flow will not be as great. Rain falls readily from Heaven, but blood is less easily replaced. And yet we cannot afford to fear bloodshed when necessary, for then the losses may be greater in the future. No, I have not forgotten who I am, what is the source of my power. Nor have I forgotten where my future lies. But there must be a balance. I will, nay must, approach the incident with an open mind, to make sure we can reach the most elegant solution. If the negotiations fail we will all suffer the consequences, while a success will bring us great prestige and prove to the people that Nobility do indeed have the Grace of the Gods. I do not rule out an alliance with the Bull and the Lion, indeed our ancient squabbles are less important than the future. Bringing with us the aid of Scroge's Guard, however, would be unwise. We have the authority we need to command the local officials, and involving outside forces would mark us as both untrusting and weak. Worse, it would seem the committe was little more than a tool of the church and that is something I am sure only the church itself would want, while we need to establish the committe as a political force unto itself. Our accomplishment will be all the greater for not being shared. Love, Alessa [/sblock]</blockquote>

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