' Dear Lavi, How's it been (thsese) - (these) sheesh, Common tongue decided to (sya). ...Say, bye-bye tonight it seems. There goes the first paragraph of my letter. How's it been lately? I heard General Hogan escaped death by a hair because of Priestess Velara's orders, and, also the gist of what happened to Sal'thorin. (Mostly from whispers on the winds around Ryeham, plus Valen and Kallina -my baby sister- filling me on the matter when I last went to Holistone.) I hope this letter finds you all well and thriving - And you're all taking good care of yourselves as each other. I... actually was planning on coming by with Carol, Callan & fam but.. Well you know how chaotic and whimsy Merlin can get on my end, so I'm hesitant to plan any trips. I'm not making any promises, but do hope Mr. Loony mage settles down a bit 'n lets me actually visit without worrying he'd pull some antics. (I swear he's like Igor and Berial fused into one..not in the fun, goofy way only.) Maybe I could let Berial keep him busy to buy me "time-off"...? Thoughts, thoughts; (Also I'd be lying if I say the rumors of a blood moon & war on the horizon don't bother me.. It's probably best I stay out of it but knowing my luck sometimes? I won't be surprised if I find myself on the front lines. Also I hear Soren will be a fellow teammate/crewmate this time around since it's the desert. It's.. kinda how I found out about this war thing- Alsa and Soren wrote to me recently half on behalf of Brutus: To warn of this. Apparently there are tensions between Maulers and Lightbearers in that territory that might be rising to conflict..) Hope to see you folks in person (cause this letter is already almost as long & rambling as Lorsan's and I apparently got a lot to say.) - Hugs & best regards to all, your Work-addict ---"Little Finch" @eclipse-descendant
With a cheeky smile, Lavinia waves the paper of the letter in front of Valen's nose. "I'll be busy answering this, so the dishes will be your task today."
"Just - today." He responds and pats her thigh before she gets up to grab a pen and delve into her response.
Dear Vanja, thanks a lot for your letter! We are doing fine, really. It's not very busy at the moment, so thankfully we can actually enjoy our time off and won't have to rush in for some extra hours. The same applies to General Hogan. He is still, in some way, recovering from his trip to Brimstone Village. It is still not public knowledge but there is an underground society living beneath the mines, that was protected by the dwarfes for centuries! The General was taken down there and it has really shaken him up! Thankfully my Magister Merlin was there to get him back and thanks to the work of and the contacts among the Solitaires, he was instantly taken care of once back on the surface. He will be fine, I am certain. Oh, it would be so lovely to see you and Carolina again! The others, too. Valen and I have asked for some time off BEFORE the usual chaos of the Winter Carnival, so we might come round Cedartown ourselves. We will be in touch about that. As for the new Blood Moon news... we have heard something similar. The Solitaries are on it. Hopefully it won't be dragging you into it, because you really should not need to solve the problems of others all the time. The Maulers we have met are our friends, so I hope they will do everything to avoid conflict.... but I can tell already... in the end... you are just as good as my own Merlin. If there really IS a problem and your friends are concerned? You won't rest until everything is resolved! In that case, don't forget that you have people around you to help. You are not alone. And I am certain that Ludovic has no intention to see you fight alone. In that regard, perhaps I should wish us both luck for the future. May we both be strong enough to protect and love enough to be protected. No matter what comes, we shall meet when the snow comes! Promise! Give my warmest regards to everyone. Yours Lavinia