[To the Legates from the Priory of the Sisterhood of the Sibylline Vine]

[Xenoboskion]

5 Tabbah, IY 7788
Ephia's Well


Honoured Legates, blessings of the gods upon you both: health, wisdom, and victory in war.

As you will have noted, and as expected, the tragedy of the war is deepening, and the refugees multiply, and their influx intensifies.

These refugees must be fed and sheltered, lest their misery and despair turn to desperation. The Mother's mercy demands it, as does the craft of governance, since this will otherwise grow into a dangerous social and security hazard for our city.

As has been previously discussed with you, the Sisterhood is ready to assume the burden of feeding the city. We require only your signing off to our administering a portion of the imported grain from Alkab, and the relief may begin.

While this will resolve the issue of food, the next and greater challenge will be the sheltering of these refugees. The best and perhaps the only way to do this is the completion of the New District.

We implore you therefore with the greatest haste to see the District constructed and completed, as you have promised. The hundreds of thousands of dinar we have raised stand at your disposal for this purpose. Then shall our city absorb any number of refugees, now and in the future, securing both their weal and our city's stability.

Honoured Legates, we pray for you and for the victory of our forces, and we are at your disposal, should you have need of our humble counsels.


Sister Nebtu
Priory of the Sisterhood of the Sibylline Vine