<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Cx3ofPu.png)</div><strong>Who:</strong>Ixeor, Sovereign of the Realms Betwixt and Between<br/><strong>What:</strong>Chevis of the Lovely Salmon & Valerian of the Wrong Opinions...<br/><strong>When:</strong>Fifth Round<br/><strong>Where:</strong>The Manor District<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ixeor was delighted to receive such an... odd but whimsical missive. Less so was the golem upon which the salmon crash-landed, but still. Delighted. It was a fascinating manner of communication, and it had him idly poking at ideas for new creations. Perhaps an actual flying salmon with room in its hollow stomach for a scroll? Regardless, he must pen a response.<br/><br/><strong>"My dear Chevis,<br/><br/>I have heard tales of you and can only admire your risky and bold choices in a sea of everything <em>but</em> salmon. Truly we live in unfortunate times. Your scroll was well received and I accept it gratefully with the intended emotion. I do believe I can make salmon cargo fly, it is a mere enchantment; easily done. It is unfortunate that there are those that would see magic outlawed. I have heard tale of Valerian Izyumov and his desire to be rid of magic permanently, and oh what a sad world that would be. No flying salmon, no enchanted brooms, no <em>golems</em>. Magic is the paint of creation, and I hear tell you are quite the artist. Perhaps we should collaborate on a new piece?<br/><br/>Yours,<br/>The Lord of Betwixt and Between"</strong><br/><br/>With a snap, Ixeor dried the ink upon that which he had written. He'd used ink that changed color every time a sentence was read for a bit of extra flair, something he suspects Chevis will enjoy. The parchment itself is oddly soft and nearly silken, and it's easy to furl it up into a scroll. The sadly deceased salmon he'd had fried up with some butter and lemon, and even now he was partaking of it with a glass of white wine. The scroll he handed off to an attractive golem dressed in a salmon toga, and instructed him to deliver it to Chevis. There's no need to be subtle about it, after all. All to the better if the golem can be seen delivering it to Chevis, and if a slight can be had to Valerian at any point, he instructs his golems to do so.<br/><br/>For now, Ixeor goes back to humming as he enjoys the fish.