#velyrth

[kaerwynnrayne]

From Pretty Princess to Neanderthal. XD

[kaerwynnrayne]

I'm a pretty princess. XD 

[kaerwynnrayne]

Dear Uncle,

You once asked me why I would rather stay inside and read instead of venturing outside with my siblings to hunt and practice. When I was much younger, I felt that my room was a fortress. I was safe, it was under my control, it was familiar to me and I wouldn't bother the others. Being around them, I felt as if I shouldn't be there, Tirariel's disapproving gaze always weighing heavily upon my shoulders as if she didn't consider me apart of the family. I always felt that if I worked hard in my studies as a child, they would recognize me as worthy of the family name. Now I regret spending those lonely days locked in my room away from the family...

I wish you and the rest of the family were still around. I would show you the tabard I earned from the Argent Crusade, and the other one that proves I'm part of the security detail at the Hospice. I would introduce you to Winter, Vynstalion, Velryth, Kyrinia, and the others I have befriended and met. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be where I am today. We would share tales of what we've been through, mostly of me making a fool of myself. I do wonder if I would of met them if we persevered, would I have been different? 

I would actually ask to spar with you for once, so you would see how much I've grown up, no longer the timid child you once tried to bring into the light. You always would place the bet that if I could defeat you, I would earn the right to inherit your blade, I feel guilty that I use it even now, but another part of me believes that, perhaps, I was meant to watch over it after you have gone to the Light. 

I would ask for your guidance, instead of remaining silent as I have done in the past. There are many things I still don't know, although I do have an idea of what I should strive for in my life now. I am an idiot when it comes to flirting and courting, all of that, because of my shyness. It would of been nice to have your council when I started to experience this myself in the city. I imagine you would have that boisterous laugh right now as I tell you this, I couldn't help but chuckle myself at how blunt I am at times...

The woods are beautiful this time of year, everything is quite serene, even as I write this note. I'm enjoying what freedom I have at the moment before some calamity ends up trying the resolve I have built up. I have my doubts, but as you told me, "Find strength in your memories, your friends, and your family. We have to be the rock that supports them should despair and sorrow find it's way into our hearts and minds."

I hope to make you proud someday.

Your Nephew,

Valeirian