Most excellent Doctor Amicitia,
You yourself know of the previous success of my first book on this subject and the popularity that it has enjoyed. Because of this, I have continued my work on the second book, and with it now ready for your perusal, I do present it to you forthwith.
To address some criticism of my previous work, I will take a small time now. The first, and greatest, is that of my distinctly unflattering portrayal of our mutual friend. The critics here are distinctly royalist and do not appreciate that even well-regarded leaders are mixed characters. Ironically, they are most similar in this outlook to the Templars, who view their king and lord, Jesus Christ, as divine and incapable of error. But where the Templars have some reason to do so and are willing to address those who do not think the same thing with at least some tolerance and reason, these people view any unflattering portrayal of their idol as almost blasphemous, if not downright criminal.
To these, I can only say one thing. Your excellence will permit us this brief portion of invective. Anyone who views their leader as inerrant must explain those periods where they clearly made errors away. However, these ponies do not do so - rather, they merely pretend they did not happen at all. Such clear naivety is a clear window into their motives. They do not merely prefer a royal leader - instead, they want a divine leader. They would do better to follow the Templars in this, and deal with such criticism reasonably and with discussion, rather than by covering their ears and shouting.
The next criticism I have come across all too often in regards to this text is, once again, that the narrative is wishful thinking and that these events are nothing as they really happened. What utter arrogance and tomfoolery! What utter idiocy, to say that the eyewitness testimony of so many is mistaken or sheer lies! For these people I have nothing but scorn, for they scorn (and more publicly) so many, and they heap calumny upon calumny. They care nothing for truth, only wanting to preserve their own version of events. I dismiss them herewith.
The last piece of criticism which is common to this piece is this one: I grasp the sure facts of history, that is true, but I also make up a sheer fantasy setting these bare facts into a fictional story. This is a true criticism, and I cannot tell you that every second of every day is truthfully accounted in every single detail. But what I can say is that for the most part of this narrative, the truth is indeed told. Eyewitnesses give me such details directly. Nopony has the capacity to come against me and claim I do not speak the truth, for truth is my fortress and has set its armies all around. Though I may not speak the whole truth, I do indeed speak the truth.
Finally, most excellent Doctor Amicitia, I find it fitting to address these words of wisdom, taken from the Templars' books again. 'Do not abandon old friends, for new ones cannot equal them. A new friend is like new wine; when it has aged, you can drink it with pleasure.'
Your old friend, Novem