Post by Karen on Oct 31, 2015 13:47:53 GMT -8
To Miss Norma Brown,
I hope this is not too much to ask, as I am technically no longer part of the household, but enclosed are several parcels for my family. The night before All Hallows Eve, please see that they are hidden so that the respective recipients will be surprised to come across them, but so that they are certain to come across them during morning routine.
I appreciate it greatly. I have also included something for you and the others. It is not much, but please do spread my regards around.
I wish a happy All Hallows Eve to you.
From,
Alexis Arendel
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Postscript: I apologize is this arrives unreasonably soon. You must understand my need to send this as early as possible.
Dearest Mother,
I wish you a most happy All Hallows Eve. I have kept very busy and have made much progress. Although I am concerned, if not a little frightened for the immediate future, I hope to get through this day with minimal issue. I am not sure if it interests you, but I have learned more about some of the political issues in Falnin. If they might mean anything then please tell me so.
I will write again soon. I hope to make you proud.
Signed,
Alexis Arendel
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Dearest Sister,
I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve.
As you have doubtless noticed, I am not in habit of writing to you. So I do not know what to say. That is, unless you wish to hear tales of studying at the diplomats guild. Please believe me when I tell you that the details of my life are not worth sending you. Mandel is a cold, dark, lonely place. There is no ocean that stretches to the end of the world. No ships that come and go with their stories on sails like white wings. Only tunnels and guards. There are horrors that I do not believe suitable for you, nor me, nor anyone I have ever known. If I could wish for anything it would be to be home with our family. I am anxious to be married for the same reasons you describe. I will be of age in a few months, so perhaps our parents will have arranged to find me a fiancee by then. Falnin is not likely to let me go until their interests have become my interests, so it may be a several more months or even years. But once I leave Mandel you may be able to visit me. Falnin is not as beautiful as Ardel, but at least it is not an underground prison.
In the mean time, can you do me some favors? Go out and have fun. I hope to read all about everything you do. I have had so little fun here you would not believe. Stay safe and stay cleverer than any tricks you might encounter. For example, while there is no reason whatsoever to think I might mix in a soap with my candies again, I would suggest that you remain to be on guard. The year is coming to a close, and so finally, as I am already writing to you I would like to take a moment and remind you to dress more heavily as winter begins. There has been sickness here so I can not help but worry.
Do not let me keep you from your day. However I request that in the future you try to write at least a little in your future. Reading from you made me very happy.
Love,
Alexis
Dearest Father,
I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve.
As you surely surmised, these last few months have been hard for me. Apologies for my lack of correspondence. I have been studying diplomacy a great deal. I hope you are pleased.
I miss you very much course.
Sincerely,
Alexis Arendel
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Dearest Sister in Law,
I trust you are well. I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve and the best of luck on your future endeavors. Please spread my regards around your family. I would also like to thank you for all you do for my sister. I imagine she must be lonely. She is grateful for your presence, as am I.
Apologies for how little our correspondence has been. Perhaps that will change.
Faithfully yours,
Alexis Arendel
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Dearest Brother,
I hope you are very well. And a happy All Hallows Eve to you. I expect that I shall be celebrating by fighting undead with the rest of the city. I thought that you might be the kind of person to take interest in that. After all, whenever anything happened to me, you were always there to laugh at me. I merely jest of course. In truth I miss having you around very much. All I can do is deeply wish that each of you is having a respectively better time than I can realistically hope for. If it please you, I will write to you the day after to tell you if I am well. If you would relay everything I tell you to Mother (everything to your best judgement of course) then I would appreciate it. I always feel like something of a bother. I do not know if she has time, although perhaps suggest it over a hot pot of tea? Our dear sister will explain that to you if you write to her.
I hear that you may be assuming some responsibilities soon. Best of luck. Write to me if you have the time.
I love you.
Alexis.
Dearest Brother in Law,
I trust you are well. I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve and the best of luck on your future endeavors.
Faithfully yours,
Alexis Arendel
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Dearest Sister,
I hope that this letter finds you in good health. That is because your health will be considerably worse upon the opening of the attached package.
Thank you for all of your support over the past few months. The mere act of writing to you has helped me considerably.
I have spent my whole month in Mandel's admittedly disappointing library. At least three Diplomat's Guild has a real presence here. I have learned so much that I may very well be better than you. Everything just comes so easily to me now, I have to wonder what I was doing wrong before. Perhaps it is just that I have little else to do nowadays? That does not feel correct somehow.
I have been considering. Should I get training in a class? I never thought I would this young, but thinking about it now it seems like learning some sort of techniques should be easy enough. And it might be useful. Something may come from this trip after all.
Plenty has been going on between the residents at my inn and I have suffered a world more of humiliations.
But this letter is to you. Another year has come and gone and it is already fall. Even though we have not seen as much of one another as would be preferable, I still feel as if we have come a long way together. I only have a few months left as a child. I am not certain how to feel about that. I do not expect to be so different that I need worry. Unless that in of itself is wrong. What do you think? You would know more than I. I am thinking back on all of our years together and now apart. I would love to be able to do something real with you again, instead of merely sending sweets. Maybe we shall visit in another in a few years when both of us are well established. Or perhaps not.
Regardless. I write too much.
I love you.
Alexis
Postscript: This sentence holds the key. I hope to write again very soon after you receive this assuming I survive an All Hallows Eve in the tunnels. Wish me luck.
Post postscript: Not that I am one to listen to rumors spread by thirteen-year-olds, but it would appear that you have been busy. Congratulations.
I hope this is not too much to ask, as I am technically no longer part of the household, but enclosed are several parcels for my family. The night before All Hallows Eve, please see that they are hidden so that the respective recipients will be surprised to come across them, but so that they are certain to come across them during morning routine.
I appreciate it greatly. I have also included something for you and the others. It is not much, but please do spread my regards around.
I wish a happy All Hallows Eve to you.
From,
Alexis Arendel
Signature
Postscript: I apologize is this arrives unreasonably soon. You must understand my need to send this as early as possible.
Dearest Mother,
I wish you a most happy All Hallows Eve. I have kept very busy and have made much progress. Although I am concerned, if not a little frightened for the immediate future, I hope to get through this day with minimal issue. I am not sure if it interests you, but I have learned more about some of the political issues in Falnin. If they might mean anything then please tell me so.
I will write again soon. I hope to make you proud.
Signed,
Alexis Arendel
Signature
Dearest Sister,
I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve.
As you have doubtless noticed, I am not in habit of writing to you. So I do not know what to say. That is, unless you wish to hear tales of studying at the diplomats guild. Please believe me when I tell you that the details of my life are not worth sending you. Mandel is a cold, dark, lonely place. There is no ocean that stretches to the end of the world. No ships that come and go with their stories on sails like white wings. Only tunnels and guards. There are horrors that I do not believe suitable for you, nor me, nor anyone I have ever known. If I could wish for anything it would be to be home with our family. I am anxious to be married for the same reasons you describe. I will be of age in a few months, so perhaps our parents will have arranged to find me a fiancee by then. Falnin is not likely to let me go until their interests have become my interests, so it may be a several more months or even years. But once I leave Mandel you may be able to visit me. Falnin is not as beautiful as Ardel, but at least it is not an underground prison.
In the mean time, can you do me some favors? Go out and have fun. I hope to read all about everything you do. I have had so little fun here you would not believe. Stay safe and stay cleverer than any tricks you might encounter. For example, while there is no reason whatsoever to think I might mix in a soap with my candies again, I would suggest that you remain to be on guard. The year is coming to a close, and so finally, as I am already writing to you I would like to take a moment and remind you to dress more heavily as winter begins. There has been sickness here so I can not help but worry.
Do not let me keep you from your day. However I request that in the future you try to write at least a little in your future. Reading from you made me very happy.
Love,
Alexis
Dearest Father,
I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve.
As you surely surmised, these last few months have been hard for me. Apologies for my lack of correspondence. I have been studying diplomacy a great deal. I hope you are pleased.
I miss you very much course.
Sincerely,
Alexis Arendel
Signature
Dearest Sister in Law,
I trust you are well. I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve and the best of luck on your future endeavors. Please spread my regards around your family. I would also like to thank you for all you do for my sister. I imagine she must be lonely. She is grateful for your presence, as am I.
Apologies for how little our correspondence has been. Perhaps that will change.
Faithfully yours,
Alexis Arendel
Signature
Dearest Brother,
I hope you are very well. And a happy All Hallows Eve to you. I expect that I shall be celebrating by fighting undead with the rest of the city. I thought that you might be the kind of person to take interest in that. After all, whenever anything happened to me, you were always there to laugh at me. I merely jest of course. In truth I miss having you around very much. All I can do is deeply wish that each of you is having a respectively better time than I can realistically hope for. If it please you, I will write to you the day after to tell you if I am well. If you would relay everything I tell you to Mother (everything to your best judgement of course) then I would appreciate it. I always feel like something of a bother. I do not know if she has time, although perhaps suggest it over a hot pot of tea? Our dear sister will explain that to you if you write to her.
I hear that you may be assuming some responsibilities soon. Best of luck. Write to me if you have the time.
I love you.
Alexis.
Dearest Brother in Law,
I trust you are well. I wish you a happy All Hallows Eve and the best of luck on your future endeavors.
Faithfully yours,
Alexis Arendel
Signature
Dearest Sister,
I hope that this letter finds you in good health. That is because your health will be considerably worse upon the opening of the attached package.
Thank you for all of your support over the past few months. The mere act of writing to you has helped me considerably.
I have spent my whole month in Mandel's admittedly disappointing library. At least three Diplomat's Guild has a real presence here. I have learned so much that I may very well be better than you. Everything just comes so easily to me now, I have to wonder what I was doing wrong before. Perhaps it is just that I have little else to do nowadays? That does not feel correct somehow.
I have been considering. Should I get training in a class? I never thought I would this young, but thinking about it now it seems like learning some sort of techniques should be easy enough. And it might be useful. Something may come from this trip after all.
Plenty has been going on between the residents at my inn and I have suffered a world more of humiliations.
But this letter is to you. Another year has come and gone and it is already fall. Even though we have not seen as much of one another as would be preferable, I still feel as if we have come a long way together. I only have a few months left as a child. I am not certain how to feel about that. I do not expect to be so different that I need worry. Unless that in of itself is wrong. What do you think? You would know more than I. I am thinking back on all of our years together and now apart. I would love to be able to do something real with you again, instead of merely sending sweets. Maybe we shall visit in another in a few years when both of us are well established. Or perhaps not.
Regardless. I write too much.
I love you.
Alexis
Postscript: This sentence holds the key. I hope to write again very soon after you receive this assuming I survive an All Hallows Eve in the tunnels. Wish me luck.
Post postscript: Not that I am one to listen to rumors spread by thirteen-year-olds, but it would appear that you have been busy. Congratulations.