Your Royal Highness, Prince Silas of Kotas,





Please accept my deepest condolences for the hurt caused by the mine fire. There is something exceptionally tragic when the pain our people endure is caused by forces beyond our control. I feel it pertinent to speak to your commitment to the citizens of Midas as they rebuild in the wake of such an event, but I know your men will be pleased to have their Captain back in Chaossis.



The most recent news regarding Crown Prince Vangelis and Princess Athanasia reported their arrival to Taengea would be rerouted by way of Vasiliádon due to a recent storm in Chaoedia. Lord Fotios of Leventi has graciously offered to accommodate them right here in the capitol. I sincerely hope to find a convergence of availability within our respective schedules as I should like to reacquaint myself.



I must confess that I was surprised, pleasantly so mind you, to receive your letter. I too have heard of the aforementioned arrangements and find myself to be amenable to courtship and the subsequent union that traditionally follows. You flatter me, Your Highness, but to answer your question I do keep horses. My favored beast is a stallion of seven years, gifted to me when he was but a weanling by my brother, King Stephanos.



I occasionally catch myself longing for the days of yore, when being a youth meant riding for hours through the woods and collecting every lost or injured animal for my menagerie. If memory serves me correctly, you are equally kind of heart and gentle with Artemis’s creatures. Kindly excuse my rumination, I wish you the favor of the gods as I eagerly await your response.





Kindest regards,



Gianna of Mikaelidas, Princess of Taengea