[the lines are a little hard]

[Filter: Private]

Of COURSE I don't mind~~ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ~~~~





Ugh, frig, I'm so not allowed to be upset about this! It's exactly what I frigging wanted isn't it? Yeah.

Really miss the house and the country and all of that. Shepherd girls ...

Really miss

... hah.

Guess the mail really moves slow, for stuff like this ...

what am I

[Filter: Allison]

Hey ... looks like they're out of Conare! It would sure be convenient if you just ... switched places with your friend while they were riding by, huh? For her, I mean, you know. And you could see what's his name again.

[Filter: Private]

Well, whatever the reason, it's good Mom's writing here, that's all I've got to say. She needs to face all of this.

... frig, I can't believe how little time has passed. Some days it really feels like she's still here, just somewhere far away, still, I

It would probably be easier to face it all if she were here when she died. Heh, and I didn't have stupid mistakes to make and keep my mind on other things.

I hope you don't mind, Cori. I really need to fix this, that's gotta be what I'm thinking about right now. I hope you're enjoying heaven, up there. I bet you're asking the Dragons to let people be sad just so you can go around and light up their days, huh? ... I miss you so bad it hurts, but I'm sure you'd rather me make sure Allison has the best future she can ask for, right?

[Filter: Allison]

Looks like they're having some craaazy fun down there in Conare. Sorry, I guess. If you weren't here with me and the rest of us, you'd be down there.

[Filter: Private]





I'm sorry. I really am. But it's a lot better this way, then you getting some ideas about this and wasting your time on me.

I never should have

Happy Birthday, Lila.

Hey, do you guys all remember that time Corrina got up really early to make you breakfast on your birthday? It was ages ago, she must have been like six or something, tiny. And she tried to scramble eggs, but she dropped all the shells into the mix and didn't break the yolks right, and I'm pretty sure I remember her burning that pan bad enough nothing ever tasted right on it again ... and the eggs, too, heh, remember? They were like, black. Dark brown, anyways.

You ate them all anyways, though, didn't you?

[damp marks, the ink runs a bit, and the writing becomes wobbly]



... that's just the snow, I'm trying to sit outside and get some air, Aunt Junipers says it might help ... it's ... melty, a bit, I

I need to

yeah

[the page is smudged damply and the writing is messy]

Dragons what am I going to do with the damn horse

Her room. What about her room?

How the hell does everything

This

You were all

My sister isn't dead

It's a fucking lie

[Filter: Sir Trey]

Hey, man, I need a favour.

[Filter: Public]

Sorry I can't get you flowers, Corrina! You're way too far away, to, uh ... wait. Actually! Could someone give my sister a handful of flowers for me?

[a little shaky]

Look! Mostly steady writing. With effort. Lots of effort. Go Robin!

♣

[the page is covered in large blood splatters, and the writing is weak]

came from
the east

move d on

ab out 30

d ra gons it hrts so m uch

[Filter: Private]

Sorry, Mom. But we both know if I say anything, it's just gonna make it worse.

[Filter: Mom]

... hey. Um, I'm not going to come home for a while longer. Actually, I'm kinda leaving the city.

Look, until I've been hanging around with these guys at the inn for the last few days, I didn't really get what was going on out there, but now I do, and it's a mess. The soliders and the knights and Lord Hasten are supposed to be dealing with this stuff, but it's been a long time, and they're still not helping. All of us guys have done guard work before down in Eblar, and we all know what we're doing.

I want to do something to save the house, you know? If that place gets overrun with bandits while I walled up in Lireth doing nothing, that just wouldn't be cool. You love that house. Corrina loves the house, too, so I don't know.

See? I'm not a total lazy good-for-nothing, huh? Don't worry, I'll be fine. We're just going to do our part, you know? Yeah.

Anyways, I'm not coming home first, cause I know you'll just try to stop me. I won't write back to anything you say, either. I guess this is sort a note ... in a magic journal. Cause if I actually give it to you ... again with the trying to stop me.

See you when I get back. I'll really be fine. I promise.

Well, sigh!

RIP honest employment. I hardly knew you!

That cloud looks like ... a rabbit. Annnd I think that one looks like sailboat, maybe. Nah, wait, maybe more like a house? Hm! Could be either, I guess. And --

Yeah, yeah, frig. I've only been laying here for half an hour, I don't know what his problem is. Back to work, right! Geeeez. Stocking shelves is tiring works, I need hourly breaks!

[Filter: Mom]

A job?

[Filter: Allison]

Hey, how you doing over there?

[Filter: Public]

Cori! That sounds bad down there, are you okay?? I think Mom's going out of her head up here and I'm not too great, either!

[Filter: Private]

Yeah, I guess I'm starting to figure all of this out, huh? And don't really like it, either.

Huh.

[Filter: Mom]

... you know, we should probably tell Lila we're in town. You know, on vacation!

[FIlter: Mom]

Is something going on?