Empress Agra,

It is a well-worn expectation between politicians that all alliances, be they fast or ephemeral, will inevitably meet its fair share of upheavals. From your home within the Liruma Scrubland, I am sure you bore witness to how stoically Spinesreach stood with Qor Qogol following the establishment of a formal treaty in the face of a three-city war alliance, in spite of a souring relationship due to religiously-fuelled actions.

Understandably, this reshaped continent has left different expectations upon all of us, and it is upon us to take the initiative to align ourselves with its demands. Even as I acknowledge the conflict arising from Kobold quarrel brewing between Rock Bottom and Top Rock, there has been genuine interest in forging renewed relationships abroad with the Ophidian Empire. If disappointment is the response to an open overture of formal treating from the Dragon of the North, then it is what it is.

My council and city responded to your blatant dismissal with a call to war and in turn, the Ophidian Empire deployed your divisions in defence of your borders, killing any Spirean on sight and further inflaming tensions. My actions, however, will be to leave you with the existing proposition of a meeting between emissaries within the confines of my office.

Shall we look to converse within the next week, or shall we look forward to... ensuring the iron price is paid?

I am,
Regent Elene Arcan-Tetzauh

Composed at my desk on Quensday, the 17th of Haernos, in the year 5 AC.