I SUPPOSE YOURE STRETCHED THIN, BUT ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF THESE POOR FOLK WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. WE GET MORE REFUGEES FARMSTEAD BURNED TO THE GROUND BY TEMPLARS WHO CANT TELL A HOE FROM A STAFF. MY WIFE ELAINA SENT OFF OUR FIELD HANDS TO STAY WITH HER FAMILY IN THE EAST, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF POOR PEOPLE HERE WITH NOWHERE TO GO.
NOW WEVE GOT APOSTATES RUNNING AROUND SETTING FIRE TO ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT THEM SIDEWAYS, AND TEMPLARS LOOTING HOUSES AND CUTTING DOWN THOSE WHO PROTEST AS MAGE SYMPATHIZERS. MANY OF THEM LEFT REDCLIFFE VILLAGE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BEAR TO BE THERE ANYMORE, NOT AFTER THE BLIGHT AND THE WALKING DEAD LEFT SO MANY BAD MEMORIES. THE FARMERS WHO LIVE IN THE HINTERLANDS ARE GOOD FOLK. TURNED YOUR BEAUTIFUL HILLS INTO A SERIES OF BURNING BATTLEFIELDS.
INSTEAD, THE WAR BETWEEN THE MAGES AND THE TEMPLARS HAS. I RETIRED TO THE HINTERLANDS FOR PEACE AND QUIET AWAY FROM THE POLITICS, AND BECAUSE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES WERE PERFECTTO LET MY HORSES RUN. A LETTER FROM REDCLIFFES FORMER HORSEMASTER TO ARL TEAGAN OF REDCLIFFE (UNDELIVERED)
