My dearest friend, if as I have seen this does make it to your 
hands let me commend me for your long years of faithful stewardship. You 
have done all that any man could have done, but in the days to come you 
will find yourself pushed beyond what you have thought possible. As you 
may have surmised already, one of the Broken Patterns has fallen. The 
shadow of Begma is no more.  It fell, not to outsiders, but to the 
Pattern itself. An agent of the Pattern healed the Broken Pattern of 
Begma of its flaw, and the Pattern absorbed Begma. The entire shadow no 
longer exists. 
        You stand at a pivotal moment in history. Amber and Chaos are 
closely matched in power, and the War of Shards is about to begin. Amber 
and Chaos will fight for the few pieces of shadow that have a piece of 
realty, the Shards. Already you know of the Broken Patterns. There are 
other Shards however. Pieces of reality with a bit of power. You must go 
forth and learn of them. 
        Your days as sole guardian of the Broken Patterns are coming to 
a close. You are to be guardian now of the Shards, and not the sole 
guardian. As you search, you will find those who are willing to help. 
Enlist them to your cause, and guide them as a parent to children. For 
without them our cause will fail. 
        Don't involve yourself with the succession of Kashfa. It is 
important, but other forces will gather both for and against the 
claimant. If you involve yourself at this time, you will perish before 
the task is done. 
        If you are the person to who this is meant, then know my 
blessing will stay with you until your task is done. If you are other, 
then the curse of a Prince of Amber be upon you. Your line shall wither 
and die, before three years are past your children will die, and in 
thrice three years so shall you.