Post by Lisa on May 13, 2011 23:42:34 GMT 10
Title: Matters of the Heart 9
From Alan to Maura: 5
Rating: PG
Word Count: 304
Pairing: Kel/Maura
Fight: 3/B
Summary: Alan entreats Maura to stay away from Dunlath. Series co-written with Rosie.
Maura,
Any letter you send - even an abysmally late one - is received with a joyful and light heart. Yes, the lag between sending my letter and receiving yours was a painful period, but reading your words this afternoon completely altered my day.
I would have preferred that you stayed in Corus, truth be told, rather than coming back to Dunlath. This war has shifted since the end of the killing devices (which, if rumor serves me well, is thanks to your new knight protector) - raiding soldiers are the biggest threats, traveling in groups of thirty rather than armies of hundreds. Added to that is the constant threat of immortals that reside in the northern forests and mountains. I fear that the onslaught will move eastward, now that the coastal regions are completely secured. Among those lands I worry for are your own.
Dunlath... Dunlath of course will survive. What is land to do but thrive? Should war come to your fief's borders, though, life for its people and creatures will never be the same. Hundreds of wounded, burnt out buildings - perhaps even the beloved orchard ruined, chopped down for Scanran campfires, or burned out of spite. Should this happen to your home, I would not want you there to see it.
Uncle Raoul has peered over my shoulder and is scoffing at me, insisting that such things will never come to be. He also says "send my best to my favorite squire", with a cheeky grin on his face. I would put a toad in his bedroll, but I'm too tired these days for such page-ly antics.
I dream of coming home. Sleeping in a warm bed, tasting fresh water. Maybe even seeing your sweet face, so long as your sweet gazes haven't turned forever toward another. Is she your favorite squire, too?
With affection,
Alan
QC by: greenie
From Alan to Maura: 5
Rating: PG
Word Count: 304
Pairing: Kel/Maura
Fight: 3/B
Summary: Alan entreats Maura to stay away from Dunlath. Series co-written with Rosie.
Maura,
Any letter you send - even an abysmally late one - is received with a joyful and light heart. Yes, the lag between sending my letter and receiving yours was a painful period, but reading your words this afternoon completely altered my day.
I would have preferred that you stayed in Corus, truth be told, rather than coming back to Dunlath. This war has shifted since the end of the killing devices (which, if rumor serves me well, is thanks to your new knight protector) - raiding soldiers are the biggest threats, traveling in groups of thirty rather than armies of hundreds. Added to that is the constant threat of immortals that reside in the northern forests and mountains. I fear that the onslaught will move eastward, now that the coastal regions are completely secured. Among those lands I worry for are your own.
Dunlath... Dunlath of course will survive. What is land to do but thrive? Should war come to your fief's borders, though, life for its people and creatures will never be the same. Hundreds of wounded, burnt out buildings - perhaps even the beloved orchard ruined, chopped down for Scanran campfires, or burned out of spite. Should this happen to your home, I would not want you there to see it.
Uncle Raoul has peered over my shoulder and is scoffing at me, insisting that such things will never come to be. He also says "send my best to my favorite squire", with a cheeky grin on his face. I would put a toad in his bedroll, but I'm too tired these days for such page-ly antics.
I dream of coming home. Sleeping in a warm bed, tasting fresh water. Maybe even seeing your sweet face, so long as your sweet gazes haven't turned forever toward another. Is she your favorite squire, too?
With affection,
Alan
QC by: greenie