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Exhibit A

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My Lord Garinnet,

It has come to my attention that there have been reports of Mians and Humans terrorizing your people.  As your fife's foremost knight, I do believe the responsibility of dealing with these interlopers with a swift and decisive hand falls upon myself.  Yet you refuse to give me leave to remove the problem.  My fellow warriors and I are happy to and more than capable of eradicating these insects from your land once and for all.

Even now, village after village in the surrounding area falls prey to the deadly illness
[unintelligible] dark arts.  Will you stand idle as your people succumb to their sorcery?

In addition, the Humans have created a settlement of their own not ten miles off the south wall of Alafae.  They are leeching resources from your own lands, leaving your subjects hungry and cold.

I request once more that you give me leave to defend our Sarbithian brethren from these accursed trespassers.  If we leave this threat
[unintelligible] more drastic measures.

I do not revel in the possibility of acting on my own authority, but if you continue to drag your feet, to put your own people at risk, your soldiers will take matters into their own hands.  I pray you'll see reason, My Lord, and quickly, before the situation takes a turn for the worst.

With utmost respect,
Sir Morren Altavus, Commander of the Alafae Defense
Recently, Thraen archaeologists have uncovered a document that very well may have been the spark that began the horrible bloodshed during the Sarbithian-Mian conflict in the Second Age.  This inflammatory letter might have been what tipped the balance into Sir Morren Altavus's rise to power among the Sarbithians.  Mian historians refer to him as the Reaper, and to Humans, he is known as the Night Thief.  Some Liraiphe lore speaks of him as the Iron Grip.  However he may have been named, it is generally agreed that he was a ruthless campaigner, and a charismatic, influential leader among the United Sarbithian Army.

This is a rough translation from the ancient Sarbithian tongue.  Some sections remain unintelligible, the letter having been warped and damaged over time.

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EEEP! :scared: That don't sound good!