Azucar

Azucar was in a library, leafing through dusty crumbling sheets of parchment when she first heard the whispers. Rumors and nervous stories about strange happenings over the sea caught at the edges of every gathering and conference, until she was thoroughly distracted from whatever she had been studying, and decided to take up this new avenue of research. She rounded up her supplies, secured passage, and soon was presenting herself and her small team.

"Helloo! So good to meet you, Newnden. I am the Mage Azucar, this is my team, we're very eager to begin! What have you found so far? Have you been in correspondance with any other institutes of learning? Archivists? Oh! How rude, I should introduce my lads properly."

"Here's my research assistant Flaris, he's new but his handwriting is remarkable. Very good sailor too, do you know, its as if he can read the wind like a map."

The young fae nodded quietly, surveying the shoreline and growing crowd. He carried several scroll cases and a lumpy sack. Coiled behind him was a pile of darkness, green eyes flickering furtively.

"And... well, it took some work, but I've managed to convince this one to slither up into the daylight and help us out. Very good at deep dark watery places, this fellow, although not much for conversation. I'm sure he's seen more than we can guess. Isn't that right, Whalefall?"

The spiral's eyes turned from the waves to blink at her, tongue stilling and drawing back into his mouth. In reply he slackened his coils and ran his chin through the sand.

"Well, anyhow, I'm sure we'll all get along marvelously." Azucar beamed at the pearlcatcher and patted her shoulder.

__ My Dear Kulsoh,

__ How lovely to hear from a Nymph of the Garden! I'm not sure the little fellow who handed me your missive was meant to have it in the first place, but how fortuitous it is that we should be able to converse.

__ I am a research mage, studying many things magical, and it is my great pleasure to travel and correspond with so many fascinating minds in all fields as I find them. I would be very interested to hear your thoughts and findings in relation to the effect magic may have on such things as weather. Indeed I would be quite intrigued to exchange notes on that topic or any other that might be found in your library.

__ I am sure such an exchange of research would be of much mutual benefit, both to ourselves and of course Nymph and Dragonkind alike! Do please write again, I shall look forward to hearing from you.

__ Yours in spirit and mind,

_____ Mage Azucar

This spry old mage has been chatting up every dragon in the cafe while waiting in line. She's got a satchel stuffed with scrolls, several event programs and a large parcel marked with the logo of the best runestone shop on the street.

"Hello dear!" she hails the attendant. "A large earl grey please, hot as can be. I've got some reading to do!"