[Royal Guard] Unto Captain Lucius Von Stahl

[Dan]

Unto Idelle Sarault, Arms-Lieutenant:

I apologize for the delay in my reply, but it has taken me considerable 
time and effort to sort out the truth of the matter raised in your 
letter of the 28th. Despite your efforts to conceal the identity of your 
informant, your faithful recording of his complaint has nevertheless 
revealed the source of this complaint. The use of 'Ser' is a Laspasian 
affectation, and the number of Laspasian expatriates in the city is a 
very small group. This fact, along with the name which you were able to 
discover in the archives of our membership rolls, has thrown 
illumination on the puzzling situation outlined in your report.

The individual whom Vorfon Tivaurd is registering a complaint about is 
indeed one Dorn ul-Shander Varros, who is no longer a member of the 
Royal Guard, but is now serving as an officer in the army. His unit was 
in the city the night of the attack upon the city by the army of animate 
trees, and assisted in the city's defense. Unless there has been any 
further contact between the two individuals since the night of the 
attack, these are the events that transpired as I have been able to 
assemble them from conversations with members of the Guard and staff at 
the King's Inn who were present on the night in question:

Vorfon Tivaurd arrived shortly after the attack had been repulsed, while 
the Royal Guard and soldiers from the army were busy gathering the 
wounded and otherwise re-establishing order. Captain Varros took offense 
to the necromancer's presence and insinuated his involvement in the 
attack. He ordered his men to detain Tivaurd, and charged him to give 
them a reason not to summarily execute him. Vorfon Tivaurd enumerated 
several reasons in his defense, and furthermore implied the futility of 
attempting violence against him.

Captain Varros broke off the confrontation with Vorfon Tivaurd at this 
point, and responded to a call for aid from a squad of Royal Guards who 
were attempting to quell a riot that broke out in the Wharf in the 
aftermath of the attack.

While Varros was certainly belligerent toward Vorfon Tivaurd, I don't 
think that there is a single person in Drache who is not aware of Vorfon 
Tivaurd's undead state. Under the laws of the kingdom, Captain Varros' 
actions were perfectly legal, even if Vorfon Tivaurd found it 
distasteful to be treated in such a fashion. I have not been able to 
find any witnesses to corroborate the claim that Captain Varros was 
carrying any sort of fraudulent Royal Guard credentials or claimed at 
any time to be part of the Guard. If Vorfon Tivaurd has any evidence 
that he did not present during your first conversation, he would do well 
to provide it.

For the sake of thoroughness, I will note that members of the Royal Army 
do not have the right to make arrests or otherwise perform the functions 
of the Royal Guard except in cases in which martial law has been 
declared. Captain Varros and his men rendered their aid to the Royal 
Guard in repelling the attack, and in restoring order afterwards. By all 
evidence that I can discover, Captain Varros' actions were appropriate, 
even if his interpersonal skills are lacking.

Me enxenim,

Lucius von Stahl
Captain of the Royal Guard.

1. XI. 479.

[Seal affixed]