this city, and it was not completly lost on me that you may have been the victim of a cruel social chess game, or perhaps, a pawn in some much more grandiose picture. Details have come to light which may support this fact.
Nontheless, I was still hurt.
And so, it was with these thoughts in my head that I returned to my estate, pondering my future, and yours as well, Mr. Ghalanest. I am quite aware of your womanly interests, and though they alone are forgivable, for now, I was quite upset at the possibility that you could have deceived me. I find such deceptions deplorable.
But then, something occured which changed my mind. Such friends you have, Mr. Ghalanest. Tonight in my garden, the one bearing this letter approached me on your
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