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Tohismajesty,mybrother,

Whenyoureadthisletter,inallprobabilityIwillhavealreadyreturnedtodust.Ihavelongexpectedtosubmittodeathsinceitiseveryone’sdestiny.YetasIapproachthefinaldoorwaytoheavenortohell,Imustfirstrecordthetorturousaffairsthathavebroughtaboutmyruinandtowhosetruenaturemylordhasbeendeceived.

Twentyyearsago,whenyoudeterminedtosendmetothischaoticcountry,Icouldnothelpbutholdagrudgeagainstyou.Atthattime,youhadbeenmarriedforsixyearswithoutanheirwhileI,youronlybrother,wasgreatlyappreciatedbyourfatherandministersatcourt.Thus,Iknewthat,althoughseeminglyaspecialfavor,dispatchingmeasalordtooneofyourvassalstateswasmerelyameanstoconsolidateyourpower.Youforcedmetoehereagainstmyownwillandgovernthisboorishandunrulypeoplewhoneverunderstoodtheimportanceofrespectingtheirmonarch.Mysourcesinformedmethatyouintendedtouseborrowedhandstokillme,butIcouldfindnootherpaththantoobeyyourorders.YouevensentthedukeofIstakarandyourever-trustedministerstogowithme,assertingtheyweretheretoassistme.Yetwhodidnotknowtheyweretheretocontrolmeandmonitormyeverystep

YoumaynotknowthatwhenItookthelastlookatmyhomeland,IsworetomyselfthatIwouldridmyselfofyourrestraint,subjugatethepeopleofmynewland,andturnthisdomainintothemostprosperousvassalstatethathadeverbeennomatterthecost.Iwantedtomakeourmotherlandawarethatyouonlybecamekingbyrightofthefirstbornandhumiliateyoubythescaleofmyachievements.Asfortheattendantsyousentmewith,Iwouldtakethemasmyownandmakethemwillingtoserveme,notyou.AlthoughIhadlosttheopportunitytooutmatchyoufacetoface,Ivowedtosurpassyoufromafar.

Iftimepausedatthetenthyear,Iwouldhavenothingtoregret.Imadefulluseofmyministers’conflictsandmanagedthemwithalternatingkindnessandcruelty.Theymaintainedsuspicionsofoneanotherandwantedtomaximisetheirownbenefitswiththehelpofmypower.Iunitedusintheefforttostampoutcorruption,andtheyprovidedmesupportwhenIfellafoulofthelocalgrandees.Idevelopedoureconomyandeducationsystemtothehighestdegree,andourtributerankedfirstamongthevassalstates.Asyousathighinthecapital,youmusthaveheardmygoodnameasIbroughtthiscountrytoapinnacleofculture,stability,tranquility,andprosperity.

Howeverjustasmyachievementspeaked,Ibegantofalter.PerhapsbecauseIrealisedthatIhadlittlechancetoreturntomymothercountryorperhapsbecausemyreignseemedtobegoingwell,IincreasinglydelegatedmyresponsibilitiestothedukeofIstakar.Hesoonbetrayedmytrust,resultingintheremovalanddeathofmyremainingministers.WhileIsoughtnothingbutsensualpleasures,hetightenedhisgriponpowerandstepbystepmademehispuppet.SoonIlosteverything,asfatedictated.Thewholecountry,fromthecourttotheprovinces,submittedtohiminsteadoftome.EveryretainerthatIoncefavoredturnedtohimandendeavoredtopleasehiNobodystayedbehind.Notone.Behold!Humanbeingsforeverfollowpowermeeklyandabandonloyaltyandintegritywithouthesitationaslongasthelureissufficient.

Thedukekeptmeincaptivity,andbythetimeIrealisedIwasunabletoresist,itwastoolate.Howironicitistohaveescapedthedangeroustrapyouset,yetdieinthepalacehebuiltformeinstead.Hisruthlessnesshadlongprovokedoutragefromourpeople,butheusedmeashisshield,attributingallofhisevildeedstomyorders.IknowthatevenifIamnotkilledbyhim,Iwillonedaybetrampledtomudbythepeople.Andourarmedforces,weakenedbyyourlong-enforceddisarmament,arenomatchagainstthemob.Bythen,thecountrywillnolongerbelongtoroyalty,eithertomeortoyou,andwhatwillhappenthen

Iamnotsurewhen,orevenif,youwillreceivethisletter.Ihaveheardamisionerfromthecapitalwouldsoonarriveatcourt,andIwillhavetheletterpassedonatanycost.WhatyoumustknowisthatIdonotresentyouanymore.Afterthislastblood-soakeddecade,Ihopeyoucanavengemeandmaintaintheeternalreignofourgreatcountryandvassalstates.

Finally,Ipresentyouwithagift.ThedukeofIstakarhasloweredhisguardagainstme,enablingmetooverhearasecretduringoneofhisprivateconversations.Hehasbeenworriedthatyoumayrecallhim,orthattheremayberiots,soheistransferringthewealthhehasbuilttoanunknownisland.Theextentofhistreasuresisfarbeyondyourimagination,evenmorethantherichesthatfillyourpalace,butheshipstheminjustas.mallamounteachtripinordertoavoidbeingtooconspicuous.Thedukeboastedwithpridethatthisislandisaheavenlyplaceandfromhisdescription,Isupposeitliestotheeastofthiscountry.Itseemstobealonglandmassstretchingalonganorth-southaxiswithavastlowlandinthenorthandlushmountainsinthesouth.Hesaidhecouldsetuparichkingdomforhisoffspringjustbytradingthelocalmineralswithouteventouchingthetreasurehetookthere.Mylord,onceyougettothisislandyouwillbeabletoeffortlesslytakethetreasureasyourownanduseittoestablishaninvinciblearmy.Ifyouhavetheslightestmercyforme,ehereanddestroythedukeofIstakar,foryoumustrealisethatonlywitharmedforcecanyougoverntheworld.Nothingelsecan.

Longliveourillustriousroyalfamily.

Yoursfaithfully,

E□□ond

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