#elakiit

Addressed to Talwin Elakiit of Firsthold, Auridon.

Sister, I hope that this letter has found you in good times. I have made duplicates and will send them cross country throughout the rest of the year to give you the upmost chance of receiving it. The Isles lie so far way and in this age who knows what hardships a letter might go through to travel such distances. I assume that the lack of response these last 10 or so years were due to such hardships and not any lack of will to reply. I have hopes that at least one might succeed here where so many others failed. It is important this time. 

This letter was never intended to be a plead for your return, if that is what you expected. There are things you should know. If you were here, you would know of them. Sadly, you are not. The last few years have been quite eventful, though mostly bad. To keep it short and not get overly emotional, the mine ran dry recently, the help revolted, Mother passed as a result, and now Father seems quick to follow. If you were here things may have been different, but I do not blame you for our situation. It is our own. Things would be entirely bad, but I have found someone. Someone important to me. Things move quickly here, we will likely be wed by the next year. If you will not return to see your Father, I ask that you at least come for my sake. And if you cannot find the time or heart to see your sister before her wedding, a response of any sort would be appreciated. Is your Mother faring well? Has she treated you well? Yours was always the coarse sort, while mine was a gentle soul. Father liked both sides of the coin I suppose. It gave us some balance those few years we were all together. I miss you both immensely. We have much to discuss, but I care not to discuss those things by letter.

Letter #13

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