An excerpt from a letter by a noblewoman of Aksu:
The mutual respect shown at the funeral of our late, beloved Queen Fadya has greatly healed the tensions between those who practice Symness and those who follow the fourfold paths of Kusinne. There is a new unity here, as all see each other as sisters of Kucina, equally beloved by our new Queen. Many who would not have spoken previously now greet each other courteously, and the agents of the monarchy are treated with deference. Why, just today, my neighbor invited me to the gathering she held to display her newly acquired Zulaji tiles, and there was much gossip between those who were enemies in former times. I heard many rumors of a treasure hidden in an ancient temple somewhere in Kucina.