To my good friend Ned. You have been charged by the council on three counts.

1. A determination as to whether a road could be constructed behind the mountain range of Avarice towards the great crossroads. This could serve us greatly in cutting trade between Yew and Cove. If such is possible then the Militia could be employed in the construction of such a road.

2. A determination of the relative timber stocks within your province for the purposes of constructing ships of war. While I realise you yourself may not know anything about such I am sure the expertise is available if you search for it.

3. While the number of bears has shrunk and the number of hides in our possession has increased, there is sustained concern about the number of harpies presently haunting our lands. Please see that some in the Militia head to their nests under Avarice and put them down.

It would be most excellent if any or all of these could see some progress before the next council meeting.