I'm nae leavin' taown afterall.

Ambassador Diego, Chief Constable Matteo, Countess Emmaline, an' all me friends

Weel, taeday was th' day I were s'posed tae leave fer a week o' trainin' in th' countryside wi' th' Scot's Guard. Boot, some o' th' officers an' folk who'd gone ahead tae set oop th' area came back taeday wi' th' news tha' it's been postponed. Apparently, there be a bad case o' cowpox spreadin' through th' area wheer we were gaein' tae be trainin', an' th' officers in charge didnae want tae risk it, as it be th' kind wha' people kin catch.

Sae, this means tha' I kin acshully gae tae th' Royal Ball, and alsae t' th' Tea wi' Countess Emmaline. Apologies fer nae bein' as discreet as I ought tae. Me hand be achin' pretty bad fro' all o' th' letters wha' I've had tae write lately, sae I kenned I'd post aboot this, sae tha' hopefully thase wha' need tae see it will.

Ambassador Diego an' Chief Constable Matteo, if either or baith o' ye still have tasks tha' I cud dae at th' Royal Ball, it'd be me great honor tae dae tha'. O' course, I unnerstan' if ye a'ready got summon else tae dae th' job, in which case I kin joost gae in me dress an' have fun dancin'. Please write tae me either way, if ye wud be sae kind.

Miss Thalia or Countess Emmaline, whoever sees this, I will acshully be able tae make th' tea, an' I'll be honored an' happy tae dae sae.

I'm havin' mixed feelin's, fer I were reel excited tae be gaein' on this trainin' trip, boot at th' same time, I be reel happy nae tae miss th' Ball an' th' Tea. I'm gaein' tae need a bit o' time tae meself tae deal wi' me disappointment, boot I'll be checkin' th' post fer letters.

Och, an' naow me hand be tellin' me tha' it be all done. Th' Laird bless an' keep ye all, me friends.

Sincerely,

Private Margrat Maclean

OOC: The SCA Medieval Mock War camping trip that I was going to got canceled at the very last minute because of the Coronavirus. I was able to get refunds on everything but I'm still very sad to have to miss it this year. But there's always a silver lining! See you all at the Ball! =)