A letter from Matilde

A letter from Matilde to her professore in Padovia. It is written in a special code to avoid it being intercepted.



Professore,

I hope this letter finds you, and finds you well. Many terrible things have happened at home. There seems to be danger and tragedy around every corner. I need your help Professore. I feel my family will need all the assistance we can procure in the coming weeks. 

Firstly, please assist the lady Esssmerelda, whom has delivered you this letter. She is a scholar of the stars and hails from the Yuan-Ti. Esssmerelda tells me the stars brought her to Vanzenia. Maybe if the two of you work together you could provide us with some guidance in these troubled times? 

Secondly, my family rescued several innocents recently from Carnelio the Red Dragon’s house. While searching for a way out we stumbled upon a dark room filled with water and some kind of slime. We were desperate to escape so I, perhaps somewhat foolishly, touched the slime. Suddenly we were out on the street safe and sound as if nothing had happened. But something did happen. My nightmares make me certain of it. I dream almost every night of long thin sharp teeth, and of drowning, and of slime. A few of my family have dreamt of the same. Please see what you can find out. We need to know what happened or what may happen in the future as a result of this episode.

 And lastly, I am beyond worried about Heinrich now. I haven’t heard from him in over a year and every day the silence gets more and more deafening. His last letter to me was strange to say the least. He spoke very unlike himself and at the end asked if I had found the baby. I have puzzled over this but for the life of me cannot think what he refers to. Please find him professore, I just want to know that he is safe. 

I must go, I count myself very lucky to have you as a friend. 

May the great scribe bless and keep you, 

Matilde.

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