Black Peaks, Grissenwald. nr. Nuln

My dear Friend,

Here is the scroll you require for the ritual you mentioned in your last letter. Do not forget that the temple for such an undertaking must be properly sanctified with fresh blood.

As ever, I am filled with awe at the heights (or do I mean depths) to which your learning now reaches. It seems like only yesterday that we two dilettantes begged tutelage of the High Master and now you stand on the threshold of the abyss itself. If you manage to find the time amid your research, do write with details of how the ritual progressed; perhaps one day I too may follow in your illustrious footsteps.

Your friend,

Etelka Herzen