Dear Perdita,

I've written letters to Mareth a few times to ask how things with the Regalian army are going when I really should just go straight to the woman in charge - you. So, how are things going? Is there even an army now, or are you working at disarming everyone? I bet Ripred is driving you crazy with all his advice and stuff. He said that he trusts you. I've always wondered if he really trusts anyone. I don't think he trusts me all that much.

Nah, I bet he does trust you. You're smart, and good at making decisions. And you're good with people, something Solovet never was. I'm real sorry I put you in the hospital on my first night in the Underland. You were such a champ not to hold that against me. I never told you while I was down there, but I really did respect you a lot. You were one of the few fighters (along with Mareth) who wasn't just nice to me because they thought I could do something for them. Not that I hold that against them - not really. I mean, I AM the Warrior, and all that. But I got the impression that everybody I met wanted something from me, but you never gave me that idea. You treated me just like any other fighter, and I appreciated that. I didn't feel so weird with you, like I'm some freak who happens to be some Warrior. And you never treated me like an annoying kid, something I'm getting very familiar with up here. I was just somebody you needed to train. That's all it was. Here, I'm just some 12 year old kid, not a rager who actually knows how to fight.

What I mean to say is you can lead my army any time. If I had an army, that is. Which I don't. But if I did, I'd want you to lead it.

Gregor