In the Interim (Spring 2009) Regarding Postage

I want to throw a monkey wrench in the gears, however. First, I have an idea which should work, which I want to run by you like we did several months back, when we were corresponding between games. Ethan's magic mail has two uses left. I suggest that since we know where the Fairie Queen is, we send her a note, including the remaining magic ink, with the quill and additional paper. Include in that note, potions of healing, potions of health, a scroll of protection, recall, or teleportation, fairie food and blessed water. We give her instructions on how to use the magic mail, and ask her to either use what we have given her to escape, or to send us instructions on what do to help her. If she were desperate enough, she could even use the magic mail to mail herself and/or the wand to any place she could address. I think we should act on the Fairie Queen's situation with all haste. After the last questions we asked, it was clear she was only hanging on by a thread. I don't think we would wait until after a party to do this, if it will work. I would use all of my luck to influence any probability that when we send it, she is alone.

So, can we say we do that, and then work on the repercussions after the fun and games for the party?

Big monkey wrench! OK, I would say it is doable... as long as Ethan goes along with it. The School will need his approval for they were really looking forward to analyzing the Ink and Quill and trying to reproduce it. Without a sample it can still be done, but it will take a MUCH longer time and maybe some big bucks. My first thought was that you cant mail the quill, but then I thought that you just fill out a shipping label or wrapping paper and then put the quill in the package and wrap it up! Fine. One package with needing to know....

A. A note. What does the note say?

B. The remaining ink and quill and additional paper.

C. Potions of healing, potions of health. How many and what strength?

D. A scroll of protection, recall, or teleportation. Which? Any dean would be happy to make it as cost.

E. Fairy food and blessed water. What do you suggest, Fairy chow? What and how much? If you want to get into some specific kind of sustenance, it could take some time to research. We are talking about a group of people who have rarely been contacted in the past 1000 years.

F. Instructions on how to use the magic mail. Fine.

G. Ask her to either use what we have given her to escape, or to send us instructions on what do to help her. OK, but the later would include supplying a return address. It may or may not be a big deal, but I just wanted to mention it.

So OK, get all that data to me and we can say that it is done the night before the festival. And so it was written.... "As the party waited for any response, they used the celebration to distract their worried minds."