A Letter to the Ivae'Fenn

[EnderMaiashiro 664]

[!] A letter is left near the entrance to the Ivae’Fenn Barracks, a sword planted in the snow below it.



“To whom this may concern,

       As of today, 9th of the Amber Cold, 1732, I, Velatha Sylric, will be resigning as Warden and head of siege and medicinal practices within the Ivae’Fenn. As of late, lliran, I must say that our organization has fallen. In all of my time in the Ivae’Fenn, I will admit this is a new low, and my standards are not set high compared to what I believe they should be. Chain of command ignored. Those working hard not receiving credit and those not worthy of it being promoted, even skipping entire ranks and the processes to achieve such ranks. Those like myself putting countless hours into  our service only to be reprimanded by junior officers and then justified and given higher permissions than their peers. I withdraw with a heavy heart in hopes that perhaps, making way for the new generations will allow recovery. If not, then ideally for a lesson to be learned of neglect of duty and prioritization outside of our own people. This being said, it has been an honor to serve along side you, brothers and sisters of arms. I wish you well and I hope I do not see you in the clinic and seeing to your wounds, but should you fall and need assistance, I am always just a bird away and if not- I can get someone that is. It has always been my self-assigned responsibility to raise those around me up to their fullest potential, and I believe I can say I have succeeded at least in part with this, however that success is up to you. So, lliran, I leave you with this, do not settle, strive to be the best that you can be and prove that the Ivae’Fenn have not fallen out of grace and remain the strongest force in the realm. While I may no longer guide you as an officer, my door is always open should anything be needed. Thank you for all of your hard work.

A final farewell,

Warden Velatha Sylric
Senior Siege Engineer and Medic
Head Practitioner of the Fennic Clinic

[SwampRump 171]

As word spreads about this news it eventually reaches the ears of a young Mali’fenn, busying himself with sorting through crates of alcohol.  He falls silent as the letter is shared with him, becoming tangled up in his own thoughts.  The messenger quickly leaves, most likely moving to share this information with whomever else would be willing to hear it.  The Mali’Fenn however simply stands still, deep in thought as he turns over the words just spoken to him, as if dissecting what was just said.  Finally, after a moment he turns back to the crates, continuing his process of sorting as a traditional Fennic tune can be heard whistling from his lips.  “I wish you luck on your next path llir.” He mumbles to himself, a small smile tugging at his lips.

[Gustando 1990]

 

[Harold 3386]

Hadolph shakes his head as he reads the letter, he had never heard of this Mali’fenn and their supposed heroic deeds for the Ivae’Fenn. Surely someone of such valour and bravery should be known throughout the land, yet he did not recollect her. He would pen a response from the Office of the Grand Exchequer & Grand Treasury of Fenn.

 

“To the venerable, revered, and mighty Velatha Sylric, praise be to you and your deeds for Fenn, and her Allies!

 

Your very public letter of impatience for rank has reached every corner of the world we reside it seems! 

 

We are saddened to see you go in such a burning bridge fashion, but I do wish you good luck wherever life takes you.

 

Yours sincerely, 

 

HRH Prince Hadolph Tundrak II of Fenn, Grand Exchequer & Grand Treasurer of Fenn, Duke of the East Lands, Lord of Castle Sigirath, Baron of the Pond, and Defender of the People of Fenn, etc. “

[__WaterFox__ 636]

“      Dear Velatha Sylric,

 

   You may not know me, but I do have a particular fondness of your bloodline after having Celaena Sylric as a chosen daughter and her eldest son as my grandson. Should you or any other of your kin need shelter the Avern will provide in abundance.

 

   –  Grand Knight of Sutica, Zatanaes Avern.      “

[Sygnus_ 202]

Aroiia Drakon would see the letter that all her other fellow Ivae’fenn had also read. She would then think of the numerous occasions where herself and Velatha fought side by side as well as carried out missions for the Princedom. Aroiia would look up and talk to nobody in particular and say,

 

“I am sorry for being unable to talk you out of making this decision llir. With your departure as the head seige engineer, I suppose it’s now my job to pick up the mantel and train more Ivae’fenn in that skill you helped me master after all these years.” 

 

With that, Aroiia would turn her attention to other matters that needed her attention. 

[EnderMaiashiro 664]

@Harold [!] A response is shortly sent to Hadolph and the others who write,

“Hadolph,
       The point of the letter is not to say that I am by any means a hero. My frustration is that I would spend countless hours to no avail over the simplest of needs. Keys to doors. Issuing armour. Gaining materials. It would all be ignored or denied no matter if it was needed or would merely assist. As for promotion, I did not speak of myself as deserving of promotion. My qualm is with how the promotions are dealt out. There are those under myself that worked their asses off to no recognition, then left or died out in activity. They strive to appease those needed, and yet members are brought in with no expertise in the requirements of the Ivae’Fenn and thrust into leadership with no gate hours, patrols, or any of the things that I personally believe are instilled as a characteristic of the Ivae’Fenn that made us who we are. I do not make claim to fame, but I am disappointed that in my time, I have seen a decline that I am discontent with. I know I hold no place within Fenn now, nor right to give criticism, however all I ever wanted was to see our lliran strive to be better and improve. Yet I have seen countless over the last few years fall out and loose all motivation that kept them moving. Take it as you will. Think of me as a stuck up old woman that knows nothing of the world than what is up her own ass, but I do not perform for my own sake, but to try to further those around me. After all, what good does rank do for a medic that prioritized saving lives than taking them?

Best,
Velatha Sylric”

@Snelfma
“Dearest Zatanaes,
       I have heard a great deal of you from your daughter, Mayan, and my nephew Airebys, who was also Celaena’s nephew. While I do not know I would be able to accept such invitation, I would be more than delighted to speak with you, perhaps even bring resolution to the untimely demise of our common kin.

Sincerely,
Velatha Sylric”

@Sygnus_05 [!] Eventually Velatha’s chickadee makes his way to Aroiia,
“Llir, I hope everything is well since my departure. I can only hope you take over in my stead and strive, but I have full faith you can do anything you set out to, it is just who you are. I passed as much of my knowledge as I could to you, use it well to your advantage. You are a smart oem’ii and while I am gone, I am not dead. If you need guidance or reassurance, I will be there as soon as I can.

With love,
Velatha”