Lord Denys Grafton my noble brother and friend,

I believe this is our first correspondence, and in it I desire to speak of the virtues of Rafford, my eldest son and heir. He is a most noble man of the age of five-and-thirty, honourable and brave as none, and a strong knight proficient in feats of arms. Both of us have heard wonders of your daughter Aemma, young beautiful and unwed, and I pray that it be pleasing to you that we exchange pictures of our children and arrange for the possibility of marriage and secure a continuity to my line.

So I shall always keep you in high esteem, for you know how great my need is,

Lord Abeforth Brune of Dyre Den

Abe hated these formalities, and would much rather be straight to the point, but they were necessary for a man of his status. He gave the letter to the master and ordered for it to be sent to Gulltown.