AN: Another Kieli fanfic...This one's going to be quite a bit longer than the previous one. It takes place fairly consistantly in the gap between books 3 and 4, though I may go into the start of book 4 at the end. For now, however, enjoy!

Disclaimer: As much as I would love to own the genius that is Kieli, I'm afraid I'm just a poor college student. :(

Dear Harvey,

(No, that isn't right. It's somehow both too familiar and formal, neither of which their…..relationship-because there isn't a better word for it- ever really was. She scribbles over it, sighing inwardly at the waste of the precious paper.)

Hey, Harvey,

(Much better. Just like she'd say to get his attention if he were actually here.)

I found your lighter. At least, I think it's yours. I found it in the truck bed

(Here she pauses, taking a breath to steady her hand, which has begun to tremble-from the roughness of the not-road that they're traveling over, of course. She refuses to think it could be from anything else.)

after you left. Beatrix doesn't really seem to care for smoking, and I know she must've had that truck for a while, so it doesn't seem likely to be hers. I haven't had the courage to ask her about it yet, though.

(Now for the next part. She learned, during her time with him, that the best way to talk with him was to approach a subject directly. Still, she wishes there was a more delicate way to go about this.)

Beatrix told me you left for the capital to see if you could find anything out about Jude. She said that you didn't need me dragging you down while you went. I guess I would be kind of a bother, wouldn't I? Still, it would've been nice of you to at least say goodbye, or something. But then again, I probably would've begged to go with you, so maybe that was for the best after all.

(She can't think of anything else to say. Nothing that comes to mind sounds right. Except…)

Be careful, ok?

Kieli

(Putting the pen down, she stares at the letter for a few moments before folding it up and shoving it into her bag. She's still not sure why she wrote it, since it won't ever get sent.)

So, should I continue?