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Sylquis looked up, and inclined her head. Now they were in private, she could be less formal with them. "Children," she replied, "This is really not a good time. Could it not wait?" she said with a sigh, "I have not even opened the letter from my brother-in-law yet." looking at her nephew, she placed a kiss on his forehead, and told him gently in elvish, "Go and wait in the other bedchamber. In fact, bathe and then rest for a while, my nephew. I shall converse with you later." Giving him one last squeeze, she released him, and gave him a gentle push. Arlyth took a look at his cousins, and bowed deeply, and went off to do as he was bade. He was quite fatigued, and it showed. Sylquis had been addressing him as a child; not as a noble and the two waiting for her to address them could not really blame her for putting them to one side.
"Now that the child has been seen to, what is it you wish to discuss?" she paused, "If you will give me a moment." She opened her letter, and briefly scanned it, and smiled at it's contents. Then she looked at it again, and spoke a word in another language. Calaethis's image; an ethereal one formed in the room. It's resemblance to Arlyth was uncanny, though it's eyes were far older and wiser. Upon closer inspection, it's hair was different; and it seemed to have scales for skin. Arlyth was by far more handsome then the figure; strikingly so. But the image of Calaethis was no troll; indeed, by most standards it was incredibly handsome. It spoke.
"Greetings Sylquis. As you can see, your sister and I joined, and I would formly welcome you, as my sister." the image smiled. "Though this image is animated, you may ask it questions; I have put enough magic into it; for it to answer as you would. Do not fear, for only you could activate it. Ask what you will." It turned to look at the twins. "And you... you are my cousin's children. I would appologise formally for not writing to you sooner, or in more detail. You will be unable to contact me, for by the time you get this, I will be long gone." the image turned back to Sylquis. "Your sister is safe and well, and wishs you all the best. The boy does not know of what will - what has become of us. He will not know until it is too late. Take care of him, please. I am glad to see you have propsered. I look forward to seeing you again, in the future. For we will meet. But for now, ask your questions."
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