Letters - Hannibal.

{after this and left here.}

Hannibal,

I spoke to the lady on your behalf regarding the key to your predicament but I fear, could not procure it. She spoke to me in great distress that what we shared was against her will and without her permission.

I fear in this we have done her a great wrong. And as one who knows what it is not to own one’s own body, I am wounded to the heart by it.

I have gone into the mountains to think and to test myself for the travels to come. I will return in three days. I hope then, we may talk.

Sinric.

Letters - Ragnar and Athelstan.

{after this and left here.}

To Athelstan and Ragnar,

Forgive me, beloveds. A thing had happened that had given me the great need time alone to think. You need not trouble yourself; it is not a shadow that falls on you, but stands between myself and another.

I have taken food and provisions, and look forward to testing the lessons you have taught me.

I will return in three days, before the moon is full.

Forgive that I went without speaking to you but my heart is heavy and I don’t yet have the words to explain what is in my heart in this matter. Know that I love you both with all my heart and will see you soon.

The Lark, to your Raven and Dove.