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[lingeringhope]

At the rate these monsters arrive, before long there will be too many of them for me to effectively keep them within the caves. As such, I would appreciate it if those of you who can fight would help out your fellows by venturing into the caves and killing a few monsters. Naturally, you would be rewarded for this.

Additionally, the state of the city itself is quite poor, and I am unable to waste energy on improving it. Anyone who might wish to assist on that point will find supplies in the shops for a period of time. Any help there will not go unrewarded either.

You do not have to participate, and I have no doubt that some of you will refuse to for petty reasons, but to those who do - you have my thanks.

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[valiantabsurdity]

From Lir to good Hope:

Well met! You have the right of it. A pigeon is a bird of no particular merits, or breeding, or proportions. It accomplishes no feats of honour or terror. It is no more villainous than kind, no more frail than resilient, no more beautiful than plain. Its croak is not too obtrusive, nor soothing. It is, in short, the very best of birds by not being the very worst of birds, and it is oft agreeable to carrying letters. Or pecking at the paper with no shame or consequence.

Have no worry. I shall write the maid Maketh a long letter and reassure her that your cause is just, or at the very least not particularly ignoble. She will, I trust, find herself at ease no later than the thirteenth paragraph.

May fortune help you in your quest. And if it does not help, let it remember you.

Your guest, still grateful in departure,

Lir

[lingeringhope]

All of your help is appreciated. I have no doubt Maketh will find your words pleasant and convincing.

My thanks, for that and the information about pigeons. They sound very nice, I think.