<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">I am pleased to report that The Siege of Talonval was broken and Cynnabar was victorious!  We took points in armored, rapier, archery, thrown weapons, and arts and sciences.  For now we are Talonval's liberators, but I daresay that I feel a bit oppressive.  But perhaps my need to oppress our western neighbor can be abated.  </span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Thank you to everyone that showed up.  Cynnabar looked great on every field of competition.  St. Cynnanbarius kept the storms at bay and we only had some heavy rain for a few hours late on Saturday, allowing all the activities to take place well beforehand.  </span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Now I must turn my mind to more peaceful prospects and begin to train my ear to hear the wonderful music of St. Cecilia at the Tower.</span></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Sincerely,</span></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Baron Ermenrich</span></span></div></div></div>