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To my daughter, who follows,

Do not mourn for me. My time is at an end but my work, and yours, goes on. My dearest Tam will grieve enough for all.

My only regret is that I will not live to see The Society as it was meant to be but Tam sees the world as it may one day be. He hopes for that day though he or I will never have eyes for it. I, too, dream of the day when The Society stands before the world, proud of its achievements and glorying in its ideals. I see it clearly, though my eyes are weak.

You must seek a leader with the skills and strength of Tam if our hopes and dreams are to come to be. He must lead our people into this exciting time. The man we seek will not come soon, but his day is upon us.

But my work is almost done, and it must now fall to you, my daughter, and your daughter and your daughter’s daughter, and their daughters through the years, to search and find this man who will make our dream, and that of the forefathers, become reality.

I offer this advice to all of you through the years. I would dearly love to be part of your triumph but all I can hope for is that you succeed. The council will know you as the leaders of the spies, and while you carry out that important task, you must continue with this work. You are much more than what the members or the council see. You are our future.

You will know when your time has come.

When this man is revealed to the people there will be those who try to stop him, but this must not be allowed to happen. Through him The Society will rise and show the world the greatness of mankind.

It is your role, above all others, to see that he succeed in his endeavours. The council will not accept him easily and the world must deny him.

He will need your support.

Guide him in his time of growth.

Give him strength and courage in his fight.

Lead him, as he will lead the world.

Above all, be strong and be sure in your choice, for the hope of all mankind.

From the secret letters of Belle

Wife of Tam, Spymaster and Councillor