Dear Johnny,
This
marks the first of many postcards documenting my travels in search of knowledge
and understanding. Perhaps against my better judgment, I responded to an
intriguing newspaper ad. Now, here I am in Lima, Peru, about to accompany
Augustus Larkin and company on an expedition to the site of an ancient pyramid.
Our
first meeting at Bar Cordano revealed Larkin’s dubious character. He suffers
from withdrawals; presumably heroin, from what Reuben could tell. Though I
don’t know of heroin causing a man to cough up a black substance. He tried to
pass it off as recovering from malaria…and he seemingly bathes in cologne…what
is he hiding? He also inaccurately cited artifacts that were not even
from the same period, as noted by Jesse Hughes, or should I say, Jackson Elias.
Luis De Mendoza, Larkin’s right-hand man, glared at Jackson all night.
According to Jackson, the locals refer to Mendoza as “the slaughterer.” The
locals also think our destination is cursed. This is shaping up to be quite the
adventure. I wish you were here.
Sally
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