To Ashtan and its Overseer:

The tsol'aa of the Aalen have sat silently watching this war. Our home,
the Aalen Forest, was far away from the paths of marching armies, and
the skirmishes fought spilled no blood on its soil. Then, you came into
our home, our quiet forest, and burned down the homes of innocent
bystanders as an act of war.

We tsol'aa will not sit by and watch the trees of our village be
decimated by thoughtless acts of violence. We will not sit by and watch
our forest be reduced to ashes. The Council of the Aalen Tsol'aa has
voted unanimously to defend the trees of the Aalen from your destructive
actions.

On behalf of King Tu'eras and Queen Celaabi, you are not welcome in the
Tsol'aa Village. You are not welcome in the Aalen Forest. The tsol'aa
now take arms against you.

Sincerely,
Rosalind Ai'lyne
Speaker of the Aalen

Penned by my hand on the 3rd of Arios, in the year 124 MA.