The writing in the first appears illegible at first, some sort of foreign script, but after a moment it shifts to something readable.
Countess Shahrazad al-Rahman, implicated in the late Duke Suleyman's plot to assassinate the Empress and assume the throne, was confirmed to have left the Empire and escaped pursuit by the royal guard, along with her Terran attendants. She resurfaced in Istavan and kidnapped the Lady Saint Esther Blanchett at a public speech made by the Saint. They evaded capture for some days, but the Countess was killed by Esther Blanchett after a second attempt to take a high-ranking member of the Church hostage -- this time the Pope himself.
It should be noted that Archbishop D'Annunzio of Istavan was arrested immediately concurrent with Lady Sharazad's death, and the Countess's attendants have not been sighted in Istavan at all. Observation will continue.
Re: flesh (court of veils)
Countess Shahrazad al-Rahman, implicated in the late Duke Suleyman's plot to assassinate the Empress and assume the throne, was confirmed to have left the Empire and escaped pursuit by the royal guard, along with her Terran attendants. She resurfaced in Istavan and kidnapped the Lady Saint Esther Blanchett at a public speech made by the Saint. They evaded capture for some days, but the Countess was killed by Esther Blanchett after a second attempt to take a high-ranking member of the Church hostage -- this time the Pope himself.
It should be noted that Archbishop D'Annunzio of Istavan was arrested immediately concurrent with Lady Sharazad's death, and the Countess's attendants have not been sighted in Istavan at all. Observation will continue.