[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

Fleuri sat at a desk in his room, writing a letter.  With the sheer potential magnitude of the crisis at hand, Fleuri had felt the desire to catch up with a few old friends, while he still had the opportunity.  He had already finished writing a letter to the paladin who mentored him, and was now writing one to a friend/rival from his tournament days.  He wanted to be sure that he had the chance in case something bad happened, but there was more to it.  In the context of this particular letter, the threat was solid proof to him that leaving his career as a tournament competitor and joining the Iron Roses was the right choice, and he wanted to assure his friend that he was confident in his decision.

Fleuri wouldn't actually say anything about the crisis or the mission- he didn't want word of this getting out to anyone who didn't need to know- but he felt that they ought to be assured of his confidence in his choice.  He wasn't even sure if or when his friend would reply, but he knew the tournament schedules well enough that the letter should at least be able to find its recipient.  If anything, he at least hope that it'd ensure that they'd stay in touch even after going their separate ways.

Once he had finished the letter to his satisfaction- something that took far more time than he had expected- he folded it up, dripped wax onto it, and pressed a seal with the House Jodeau signet ring.  He set the letter to the side- he would take care of the delivery later.  For now it'd be wise to get some training in.  More than ever, it was important that they not shirk their efforts of martial improvement.

Fleuri made his way to the courtyard, where  it looked like Tyaethe was about to begin a sparring match with Maritza.  Fleuri grabbed a wooden sword and began to watch, curious to see how the serpentine knight would fare.  He was curious to see how deft and mobile Maritza's snake body could be, and whether or not its mass would work to her advantage of disadvantage.

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