Forgery had proven to be a useful skill. It gave Ashari excellent penmanship. Her writing, on the other hand, left much to be desired. Thus, after a time (and after much checking and re-checking to ensure correct spelling and grammar) the Westerner was able to craft a letter for her fellow well-to-do lady.
Ashari Gywien, Guildmistress & future Ceasari wrote:
Baroness Rosalie,
I wanted to send after you a letter of thanks for allowing me to be a guest at your table for lunch. Your aquaintance is most cherished and I do hope that we might soon be close friends. In regards to our earlier conversation I must pass along that I have gotten three new students this very day! The One blesses me, and perhaps Pecunia, too. When your schedule permits it I should like to have another luncheon where we might talk more on the city.
Warmest regards,
Ashari
She ended it with a flourish on her signature and even an impromptu flower drawn around the dot in the 'i' of her name. It was a letter to another young woman - a woman in need of honest friends - and most of her hoped that it would be received with the pure intention it was sent with. So many people of the city were wary and jaded.