To: (=)"Aschenputtel"

[Karst]

Veil;

Bundschuh. I'm not sure what I expected, but it wasn't that. Burdensome though she is, I suppose I'm as easy to get pulled into Elise's nonsense as I was thirty years ago.
Your penchant for overly dramatic codenames aside, I'm assuming you must have researched intel regarding my person. To quote from your good friends the Order's "Known Sympathizers/Infected" database, which they have helpfully made available to the public: "Katherine Pennybrooke - Presumed Infected".
That's not true, for what my word is worth, but as you'll likely take theirs over mine, you must be desperate indeed if you're still willing to reach out to me.

But I'm a scientist first and foremost, so I'll take the matter for the sober engineering challenge it is. I couldn't have done much exploring myself if I hadn't had help, and pioneering is ultimately what drives our species forward. Let me hear some details about these weather conditions you intend to brave.

~ Katherine Pennybrooke

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