Frostbound

Dear Abigail,... Dear Sister,... Sister,

Bah, you know who this letter is meant for already, it doesn't need a greeting. This isn't the only letter being sent back so I will keep it short. We have vanquished the enemy and are marching home.

We still have scouts out scouring the countryside for traces of any rogue Demons but I don't suspect there will be many. The Evolved Demon in charge was much stronger than anticipated and makes me believe the leash it kept on its fellow Demons was tight.

Still, it doesn't hurt to be thorough. Fort Hope has also dedicated some scouts to the same purpose, but I don't feel comfortable leaving it solely to them. With their help, we should be able to catch them all, hopefully.

The only task left unfinished is finding the summoner.

Every attempt to do so has been met with failure. No matter how hard we look, the culprit eludes us. Everyone was told to be on the lookout, but I doubt that will be of any use.

Now, before you go reading anyone else's letter, I informed the messenger to give you mine first. No matter how poorly of a state they claim I am in, don't believe them. Especially Ashley.

It's not as bad as it sounds, I'm just a little... lighter now. I think this is the least I've weighed since high school! Ah, that joke doesn't really make sense without seeing me.

I'm told the road to recovery will be long but I'm confident it will be swift. My lovely sister will make sure of that. I will go into the finer details of everything that occurred when I see you in person, as I don't wish to recount it in this letter for multiple reasons. Other than that, there is one more thing I should inform you of.

My recent struggle has highlighted some things that need to change. I have been too passive in our advancement and I aim to fix that.

The first of which is recruitment.

I have sent out a squad of scouts toward the remnants of Toronto in order to gain any who wish to join our ranks. I plan to do the same when I get back to other parts of the country.