#i just realized i never read this book in english lol. but im picturing fiona as one of the people he desperately asks for items of the sam

[dimeremantiro]

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Fiona wants badly to be the next Aureolus, to be an alchemist and inheritor, but it is hard with no mentor, everything in disarray, and no connections. A part of her struggled answering the letters that kept coming, but the other wanted to jump into the fire. How much did this Doctor know? For what purpose was he asking for the compounds? Was he an alchemist as well, or one of those people who simply dedicated themselves to the unusual or macabre? And worse, would he be upset at the deaths of her predecessors?

On the other hand, his letters seemed so formal and lacking in threats, and one more desperate than the one before besides, that she decided to take the plunge. Lorenzo would usually just sign his letters with "Aureolus" and "supplier", and no further information, and so did Daniela and Riccardo the few times they'd replied. She decided that she would too.

After quickly writing her response, she sent it expeditously, in the same red envelope her grandfather use to send his letters in, accompanied by the usual box... Dr Jekyll, whoever they were, would receive this letter by courier in hand way before the mailmen started their route.

Dearest doctor,

You will find no notice of me on any of your previous correspondence, and that is because I write to you with sad tidings. The previous owners and staff of this facility have recently perished by fire. I am the last inheritor left, and it has taken time for me to even find your correspondence, let alone the substances you require, and those the fire greatly harmed. I shall apologize again for the state I send the stock in, as it too has been greatly damaged and changed in texture and color in the fire that took those lives. Depending on what you need them for, they may still suffice.

There is none left who can help me walk my grandfather's footsteps, and as such I cannot recreate them, if it is even possible, but possible substitutions can be made. The reason my grandfather managed to stock all these rare substances is because he was more than a simple chemist, and I have this talent.

It is unknown to me how close you two were, but I am willing to meet. The courier can drive you to me, and I hope you understand why I am not giving my location in writing. Come without weapons in your person, but you are welcome to bring them and any other dangerous materials with you, as long as they can be inspected by me first.

Aureolus Fiona Belli, supplier.