The Bulwark, The Owl, The Smiling Death. They were all present. It seems that Valentina was not the only one curious about something. What she did not expect was the Bulwark's access to knowledge necessary to translate the words of the letter. [i][b]"Freedom has a way of destruction."[/b][/i] What a strange thing to put on a letter in a language such as that. It wasn't entirely wrong, but was that really all there was to the letter? No plea for help? No information on the Mad Queen and her forces? 

Valentina guessed that no one else understood what the letter meant. Bulwark did not know, but it seems that he has an idea for figuring it out. He proposed that both The Owl and herself, The Wanderer, Go to a village where The Bulwark had recognized the letter's paper. He felt that they were much better to go than he and the Smiling Death. It was true. Their weapons were a bit too grand and/or unique-looking to prevent attention. 

She looked to the Owl, who had started to ask for the objective.

"The Owl asks necessary questions, but I'm assuming that our objective has something to do with understanding the letter?"