wearesuperior | Craven Castle- Letter to Athena Cykes

To my dear Athena,

I apologise that I can be of no further use to you or the others. Hopefully my death has done some good, though I hardly wished to pass on after surviving so long. I entrust the rest of this battle to you and our comrades. As I know you to be an intelligent, capable woman, I can rest easy in this regard. Don't allow them to beat you, don't allow anyone to make you stay quiet or be ignored. It seems we are in an awful mess but that merely means you have to create an even bigger one.

My staves may still prove useful to you and the others, though I know I've been of little use as a healer in my time here. I entrust them to you. The Recover staff is useless to those of you left in the castle, as it requires a high level of skill, training and practice to use. The Balmwood staff is a tad simpler and can be a beginner's staff if need be. I know this sort of thing is unfamiliar to you all, but if anyone wishes to attempt to use them and practice, they have my blessing. If I had to pick someone suited to the classes that may use a staff, I would pick Glinda, Maya or Kaoru. It is really a matter of willpower and focus, at the end of the day.

Please be safe, Athena, I am relying on you. Don't let the others get carried away with avenging me against my killer, I am sure they were only following our only choice. If my death could save Lissa's life, and the lives of eighteen others, then I shall meet it happily.

But please, finish this soon.

Forever wishing you well,
Maribelle.

[As of the end of week 8, this letter has been destroyed.]