Victor accepted the letter with a slight smile on his lips as his fingers gently glided over the Golden Sun Guild seal. He rose from the table and made an apologetic gesture to the others.
"Excuse me, I need to read this in private."
He left the dining room and walked through the silent corridors of Selvarum Mansion. The mansion was immense and majestic, with wide corridors and large windows that let in natural light.
Victor found a small reading room, one of many in the mansion. The bookshelves in this room were full of old, thick books, and there was an unlit fireplace in the corner, with a few comfortable armchairs around it. He sat down in one chair, opened the letter, and began to read.
[Dear Father,
