A letter from Ebru, dictated to Keti
It’s clear that Keti is used to much more flowery language than Ebru lets her write: she translates stock phrases literally. ‘Turenay’ happens to mean ‘bath-town’, called after the medicinal springs and bath-houses; ‘ver-‘ means ‘dawn, morning’, ‘Solay’ (the Valdyan name of Aumen Síth) means ‘gold-town’. The commander of the…