Junim and Rikash, aged 12 and 13, respectively
Dear Junim,
How are you? Greetings from:
-the King and Queen
-Uncles Gary, Raoul and George
-Aunts Buri, Cythera, and Alanna
-Mother and Father
And probably some others I've forgotten, too. They're all well, with the exceptions of minor grumpy fits, minor war wounds and minor issues in expressing emotion.
Same old, really.
We started on transformations in class yesterday- didn't you say your father had told you something about that with crow magic?
Oh- also? Sarralyn is worse than ever. She's going to join the Riders. The Riders, of all things. With her magic, she could do nothing at all and the king'd probably just keep her around like he did with Ma, but no, she wants to be "normal," so she's joining the Riders.
She's just…not normal.
Big news, I know.
Anyway, write back soon, I miss you,
Rikash
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Dear Rikash,
I'm fine, as I always am (every single time you ask…big surprise, I'm still fine…). Greetings back from:
-Dove
-Mother and Father
Ha, ha, my list's shorter than yours. My family's good, too, although Mother's pregnant. We thought she'd completely given up after us, but apparently not. Also, Dove is considering marriage. I'm not saying to whom, though, so you can give up on that.
Father has talked about the Crow magic, but I think it's more like your mother's and Sarralyn's, sorry.
Speaking of Sarralyn…well…at least she doesn't want to be a knight. That would be worse. Right? Anyway, at least you only have one. Ulasu and Ochobai? You wouldn't believe what they've gotten up to recently…and they've discovered boys. Keep whispering and giggling and saying strange things. It's not good.
Miss you too,
Junim