The unknown adversary is the most dangerous adversary

The exact date that this letter was penned is uncertain, but it definitely falls within a few days of the assassination of Lady Sarae I. Also, it is simple to see how the beginning of the War was as confusing as we remember; no one knew where this assassin hailed from within a single day, how were the leaders supposed to know in the following seasons? - Pyrelle

GW0, Ca.LR.1:Aen.1-3

Lady Sarae has been assassinated! We cannot believe it, it seems too unreal. She was supposed to be one of the best Ladies we would have ever had!

Kinna, believe me when I tell you that we could not have seen this coming. We had no warning, no rumour preceded the assassin, and there was no hint of antagonism towards the kingdom for years! He just ambled into our midst and murdered her in her own fortifications – guards surrounding the building. Looking the wrong way.

If only I could go back to that moment, go back to the walls and shout at them to look inwards, not outwards, “The enemy is within! Look to your backs!” If only, dear Kinna. If only.

The methods he employed went totally unnoticed until the very last moment. No one noticed him arrive, no one knows exactly where he came from. The rumour mill has been worked to death in the most recent hours: he’s from the north, he’s from the east, he was born right here in Lord’s Castle!

I am ashamed.

We failed.

I failed.

- Unknown; likely to be a guard, judging by contextual identifiers in the text.