Aleksei had met with Lamai, and had gotten both good and bad news. Good news, she had confirmed what he knew already. Bad news? He had a piece of a demon axe embedded in his side. Wonderful! He sighs and sits down to pen a letter, fully expecting a scathing and biting reply in return, given how Agnie had decided the break the news of their marriage in a letter where she talked about war and conspiracies. He really needed to start proof reading her crazy.
Glenn,
I took your advise and met with Lamai. She confirmed that the angel and most of the demon axe were gone. I say 'most' because the damn thing shoved a shard of metal into my side. It was enough to be able to influence my moods, but not enough to outright corrupt and take me over. She has sealed it up inside me while she looks for a way to remove it. It has grown a pocket of flesh around it, and as I understand it would be detrimental to my health to remove it. In the same way driving a dagger into my heart would be detrimental.
I am sure you understand my hesitance to have it removed right now.
When can I expect the guards?
Sincerely,
Aleksei River
Suddenly-Less-Senior Inquisitor.