My darling Lyra,
I apologise for my silence for so long. I have been in Q’Barra for a month now, but have not settled in one place for long enough for me to establish a permanent base of operations. I have spent time in both Newthrone and Adderport, but my research has finally led me to believe that the place that I have been searching for is in the vicinity of Cinderwatch. There are several dragonborn ruins within the jungle only a short distance away, I will need to check them all out to find which one contains the answers I seek.
As I intend to be here for some time, and all of the ruins are accessible by land, I have sent the ship that I hired for transport to return to Sharn with this letter for you. I hope in time to be able to return home to share tales of my adventure with you in person, but in the meantime, I trust that this letter will at least let you know I am safe and well.
For the foreseeable future, I will be residing in Cinderwatch. Any letters addressed to Kiki’s Floating-Home-Away-From-Home will find their way to me. I’m afraid that you will not be able to scry my location; I have taken to wearing an Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location at all times. I understand that this is an inconvenience for you, but I believe that the University is attempting to curtail my expedition here. While in Newthrone I received several letters from Ecbert Kanrei; the old drunk has never liked me - ever since that incident with his daughter at the University’s Boldrei's Feast celebration a few years ago, that you may recall earned me Father’s ire. I don’t know why he would be interested in my research or my own wellbeing. I have not replied to any of his correspondence, so he will not know I have moved on from Newthrone. I beg you, if he comes to call on you please do not tell him where I am.
I know that the nature of my research has always concerned you, but I swear that I must do this. The pull that I have felt since I was a child is stronger than ever. I always thought my fascination with the dragonborn was just a cultural curiosity, but I know now that it is much more. I yearn for Q’Barra, and it calls out to me. Sometimes I think I can even hear words in my head - I hear a voice, possibly even my own voice, saying ‘The Circle Must Complete’ over and over and over and over again. I do not know what this means, and the only way that I will ever have peace within my own mind is to see this through.
Ever your faithful brother,
Lucian