This letter was found in a sealed crate in the cellar of in Lavellan's Kirkwall home. The letter appears to be from Lavellan herself, the handwriting is consistent with other samples. Excitingly based on the dates, postage marks, and the contents of the message it appears to be the reply to the letter Lavellan kept in her letter casket. The crate in which this particular letter was found contained several other letters from Lavellan, books, drawings, paint brushes, pigments, and various personal items. The contents of the crate appear to have belonged to Lavellan's apostate lover, why his personal items were in Lavellan's possession and not his own is unclear. Perhaps he no longer had need of them or intended to collect them at a later time.

My dearest Solas,

How right you were that my next letter would be written from the keep! It was not an easy task to remove its previous tenant, however it was done, though I fear his 'garden', as he perversely called it, will be far more difficult to remove that he was himself. The amount of red lyrium here is truly horrifying and initial reports on its removal are not favorable. The quarry was converted to grow the loathsome stuff, but it has spread and is fastly encroaching on the village of Sarnhia. I've requested miners from Orzammar, or whatever experts they are will to share, to see to the removal, but I fear the western bank of the river and quarry might be lost.

We've met a young chevalier named Michel who had some quarrel with Imshael, he hasn't been entirely clear on what the quarrel was with me, but why would the Empress's former bodyguard have a quarrel with an ancient demon? It seems suspicious. I don't like it and I want to know. I'm sending him back to work with Leliana, I think you should interview him. He did tell me he knows of Briala's eluvian network, those elven magic mirrors you mentioned to me, see aren't you surprised I do listen to when you go off on one of your revelries? Anyway, he said he had traveled through them, so if we can get him to backtrack or describe his way through that labyrinth we might be able to find one! Which apparently leads to more? Think of all the things we could see and how much we could learn, Solas! We could probably find more information about the orb in Corypheus's possession and possibly how such an imbecile ended up with something so powerful.

Michel and his secrets are not the only thing I am sending back to you. You are without a doubt curious about the cut crystal in the cedar box I've sent to you! Don't worry, it is safe to touch, it isn't at all like lyrium (red or the natural stuff). Cole assures me that it is not lyrium, the song is different and lonely, he also said it was older and from far away. He said the crystal wouldn't grow until the stars came back. As most things Cole says I didn't understand even after careful consideration. I was hoping maybe you'd have some insight into what this might be? Or at least read the runes cut into the outside surface. I think they're ruins. Maybe where I found it might help.

After defeating Imshael I explored Suledin with Cole, he said there was something here waiting to be found under the keep so we went to go find it. Even with all the tainted lyrium Suledin keep is beautiful. I'm sure it was more magnificent and impressive in its time, but there is something wonderful and romantic about these snow covered ruins and the trees growing through arches of what might have been great ante chambers and corridors. There is removed spot in a courtyard where the Veil was thin where there a neglected Fen'harel shrine. Cole and I sat there last night listening to the snow fall and I thought about what this place must have been like long ago. Sometimes I thought I could hear or smell it, but I am pretty sure that was just the Fade.

Cole told me there used to be an entrance to tunnel nearby, which after some exploring, and knocking a small hole in a wall we found it! We followed the tunnel for a very long ways and eventually we found a what I thought was a crypt, but there were no graves, built into a cavern the base of a mountain. There were some mosaics of what looked like shooting stars, which I will show you, and a rune, which I have drawn and included in my letter, and an illuminated altar with this crystal suspended in light. Cole told me it was waiting and it wanted to be held. Aren't we all? So after a very lengthy conversation with Cole if the crystal was dangerous, see I don't touch everything I find with out checking it first, I picked it up. The light faded and the crystal grew cold, but it still feels like there is a fire inside it.

I have no idea what it is, but I think it's lovely. Maybe you can tell me? When you arrive. Here. Where I am waiting for you.

I am sure you were waiting for this letter. By this point the absence of my delightful and jocular temperament has driven you into a hapless despair, as is your way, and your only salvation lies in joining me in Emprise du Lion immediately! Due to the seriousness and emotional effusion of your last letter I can only assume you are in desperate need of my comfort. I will be most generous with it.

Unfortunately the hot springs are full of carcases so the only suitable place for you to visit with me is my bed. I shall wait for you, but please hurry as Emprise du Lion is freezing cold and you know how I feel about cold weather.

Lovingly yours,

Ellana