#adastrea

Dear Avalear,

I was surprised, but very pleased, to get your letter. The years may have been long, but the fondness of friendship will always keep us ready to bridge the gap as if it no time has passed. Call if you need me, friend, and I will come. You can call for my shield or call for a game of cards, either way, I will come. That's what we do.

You are right, I did return to the Crusade. I never truly left it, even when my orders took me far from the old hubs. Though, sometimes, in the Crusade, I feel like a relic of a long past era, still feeling the pull of that old oath and the terrible, wrecking grief that comes with pursuit of the mindless Undead. I will never not grieve for them, and I cannot help but feel compelled to help them transition with dignity and respect. I will likely never fully rest until the plague of Undeath has been cleansed from the land and the afflicted are at peace.

Presently, I am on the Isle of Dorn (and often below it, too). I hope you have been well. I would say, ‘I hope you are safe’, but If I know you, you haven’t sequestered yourself away somewhere soft. I expect instead you are in the thick of it where people need you most. It eases my heart to know that those who need you undoubtedly count on you.

But, I don’t think I will ever understand your constant fashion changes. A dizzying array of styles! It does make me smile. I’m sure you think I'm old and stuffy in my same ‘uniform’ for the last decade. Ha!

A friend hoping to see you soon,

Ada

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