Vieraslayer

And now, another letter from Myko

Dear Mommy and Daddy,

Alvyne and I are such good friends. Thank you for sending her to me! The other Viera are getting along with her well now, since they know she won't eat them even if she could. She loves Viera now. She sees me as her sister, and Aunt Jote considers her an honourary Viera since she saved me and my cousins. Uncle Delf's daughter Teri says that Vinka is hyperactive. I think Alvyne and I might be hyperactive too! We can't sit still. That is why Aunt Jote couldn't keep me quiet long enough to teach me much. She gave up soon after my play.

I think Vinka's little sister is going to be born very soon. Aunt Jote says it won't be too long now. She says she isn't due until March or April, like most Viera, but I dunno. Alvyne is learning how to help Viera with all kinds of problems. We've needed another good healer. Miss Zara hasn't taken on an apprentice for years and years and she says that Alvyne is very skilled already.

I love going out in the Wood alone. Miss Rael has being driving me crazy. She's been nastier than usual. She did help Alvyne kill the gargoyle that was attacking us, but she still hates me and Alvyne. She also hates Aunt Mjrn. A lot. She might go live with Mr. Rush. I hope so!! I can't take much more of her! Miss Kira said that Miss Rael is a hazard to herself and she needs to find some way to get herself under control before she kills herself. Much as I don't like her I still don't want to see her die or anything. All the Viera of this tribe are my family, and that includes dumb ol' Rael.

Alvyne told me to tell you that somewhere in the Zertinan Caverns is a very valuable object known as the Reena Talisman. It was a very important treasure to the Reena-Kaana, and since Alvyne is the only one left, she wants you two to have it. It's got some power the Reena never figured out how to use, and if you come see Alvyne, she'll help you find it. That sounds like a really awesome treasure to me, how about you two? If we knew what it could do, wouldn't that be so cool? And Ozmone Plains isn't that far. You could come see me while you're around, even though most of the other Viera won't like that.

I have been working on my writing, but I still have to dictate to Alvyne mostly. She knows how to write in several different languages. Reena had a language of their own, which was a modified version of our own Sylvan.

Myko Lapin Bunansa