20 And he called unto him a messenger and did command him to deliver the epistle unto the ruler of the land of Amer.
21 And after he was gone, he set to work secretly and did make him preparation, for it was his intendment to do again that thing regarding which Wudro, the son of Wyl, had forewarned him.
22 And when the opportunity came, he did sink more ships, and he did leave those that were on them to perish. And because they were all vessels of peace, and without armour, therefore was he strong against them.
23 And a messenger came unto Wudro, the son of Wyl, in hot haste, and he told him of the things that Willi had done and how that he had slain yet more of the men of Amer.
24 And because he was much agitated at the tidings that were brought unto him, therefore did Wudro, the son of Wyl, swear an oath, making divers new words for the occasion.
25 And he said unto the courier, The matter concerning which thou hast spoken unto me is fraught with evil consequences, for I will write unto Willi another epistle, and I will use mighty words, and I will affright him. Also, there shall be an afterwards.
26 ¶ So he sat him down and did write unto Willi another epistle; and the words of it were so terrifying that the hand of his scribe did tremble even in the putting of it down.
27 ¶ And for a long time it came to pass that whenever Willi did slay any of the men of Amer, then did Wudro, the son of Wyl, send an epistle unto him, abounding in fearsome words and writ upon one side of the paper only.
28 ¶ And certain men, being of a curious mind, questioned him, saying, It is true that the epistles that thou writest are things for terror, and that the man who reads them, his blood becometh frozen so that it circulateth not.
29 And it is true, also, that the things which thou threatenest are dire. But the things that thou doest, what are they? Is it not an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? Yet thou hast sold our lives for gold. Thy threats are idle, and thy words serve but to tickle, not to scratch.