The Letter

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Queen Asura and the chamberlain got to work on their plan almost immediately. The hardest part was choosing a neutral territory. They couldn't use the Land of Summoned Monsters or Eblan because both places would arouse suspicion. Finally after much disagreement they decided to let Edge and Rydia's friends in on the plan. At Edward's suggestion they chose Kaipo. In any case the lovers couldn't leave too easily. The only thing surrounding the town is endless desert!

"All right," began Asura, "Getting Rydia in on this should be easy. All we have to do is write a bunch of lovey-dovey stuff on paper and she'll swoon over it. She has become something of a romantic fruitcake lately. I don't, though, recommend signing it from Edge. She is not happy with him. I won't say she is mad, but she is definitely hurt."

"So, what do we write," laughed Cid, "Your Secret Admirer?"

"Actually, that might work," said Rosa thoughtfully. She pulled out some attractive, yet masculine stationary and a pen. "Chamberlain, will you write?" She handed him the pen and paper. "Rydia is not likely to recognize your penmanship."

So, Asura, Chamberlain, Rosa, Cecil, Cid, Edward, and Yang sat around the table in the inn at Kaipo composing a love letter. When they were finished they read it aloud. All agreed it was cheesy, but for their purposes it worked.

Dearest Rydia,

Days have passed, weeks in fact, since you crossed my path, yet I think only of you. I am plagued with dreams and thoughts of you. Your beauty haunts me. I must see you again, but until you agree, I will not divulge my identity.

I remain your anonymous lover.

"It took us three hours to write that!?!" Cid was disgusted with their efforts. "I really hope Rydia is as love sick as you say Asura, or we are making fools of ourselves!"

"Ah, just attach it to a bouquet of roses and get on with it," ordered a frustrated Yang. This romance stuff was too much for him. It made him feel quite unmanly. He began wondering just how it was that he hooked up with his wife. Knowing her, she probably bashed him over the head with a frying pan and dragged him to the altar!

"Well, here's to letter number one," said Asura. "I really didn't think it would take that long. Let's call it a night and we will worry about Edge's letter in the morning. After this, I am way too tired!" All agreed. Cecil took the letter and some roses and instructed a carrier pigeon to deliver them to the Land of the Summoned Monsters. He watched the bird fly away then joined his friends for dinner in the inn.