dear lin,
I am so sorry. I know you don’t want to hear from me, and I understand why. I understand that there are things I should have apologized for, things I did as a child that were wrong. but this, to hear about this from a newspaper? a correspondent? lin. we are still sisters. we are beifongs, and I will always love you. I cannot — I cannot imagine what it is like. when things were terrible, when I felt so alone, I would put my feet on the floor. I could hear the earth breathe lin, I could feel her alive beneath me, and I know you felt that too. what is that silence like lin? why haven’t you written to me in this silence? when one noise disappears, you have to let another in. let that noise be our family.
you have a niece who revels in your story. you have nephews enamored by your existence. I know you cannot hear the earth. I know you are alone now, because without the earth, without metal, without the vibrations, we are alone. that is a fact. but you are not alone in family. please lin, let me in. let us in. there’s amazing people in zaofu, people who can check this out for you, people who can try — try and help.
why didn’t you tell me? why didn’t you ask me for help? lin, your pride will be the end of the you. my metal clan, we can help you. we can do something to help — we have always been here to help you, and we love you. republic city is your city, but amon....the stories that I've heard. you should have written to me. you should have called me. I am ridden with guilt, guilt that will never go away lin.
because in the silence you feel in the earth is my doing. for not being there as a sister. it is the silence of a broken family. do not let it remain like this anymore.
unsent letter, found on suyin beifong's desk. / @moonethos