A letter written in a large hand on old parchment. It is delivered by an inconspicuous looking bird first thing in the morning.
STRIDER-
FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED AT HOW YOU JUST RAN OFF LIKE THAT, BUT I AM ANYWAY! I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK SOME SENSE INTO YOU, BUT I SEE THAT ISN'T THE CASE! GOD, I THOUGHT WE HAD A BONDING MOMENT! WE TALKED ABOUT DRAGONS AND HAD A GENUINE HEART TO HEART ABOUT DEATH! DOES THAT MEAN NOTHING TO YOU?
SECONDLY, DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME TO GO FUCK MYSELF! YOU AREN'T THE ONE CALLING THE SHOTS HERE, FUCKWHISTLE! YOU FORFEITED ANY RIGHTS TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DECIDED THAT YOU WANTED TO FUCK OFF TO GOD KNOWS WHERE!
YOU SAID THAT IT WOULD BE USELESS TO FIND YOU. BUT, WAIT, WHAT'S THIS? ME. WRITING A LETTER TO YOU. GUESS WHAT! DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU WERE THAT INCONSPICUOUS, STRIDER? YOU'RE RIDING A FUCKING DRAGON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY! THESE THINGS ARE REGULATED BY THE MILITARY! DO YOU HAVE YOUR HEAD SHOVED SO FAR UP YOUR ASS THAT YOU THINK IT'S CAMOUFLAGE, OR ARE YOU REALLY JUST THAT BATSHIT INSANE?
GOD, YOU ARE REALLY FUCKING LUCKY THAT PRINCE JOHN THINKS THAT YOU'RE VALUABLE. HE'S THE REASON THAT THERE ARE ONLY WANTED POSTERS OUT THERE INSTEAD OF SEARCH PARTIES. IF IT WAS UP TO ME, YOU WOULD BE BACK IN THE CASTLE RIGHT ABOUT NOW, BECAUSE THEN YOU'D GET WHAT WAS COMING TO YOU!
AND WHY DID YOU THINK THAT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO BRING THE DRAGON WITH YOU? ALL THAT DOES IS MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE! EVEN IF I WERE TO EXCUSE YOU FOR RUNNING OFF, YOU REALIZE THAT YOU NOW HAVE A SECOND MOUTH TO FEED, RIGHT? A SECOND, GIGANTIC MOUTH? IT'S PROBABLY THE STUPIDEST THING YOU COULD HAVE DONE!
AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW IT'S WORK ON MY ASS. IT MAKES THINGS WORSE FOR YOU AND, BY EXTENSION, WORSE FOR ME! JOHN'S TRYING TO GET ME TO CLEAR YOUR FUCKING NAME, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? DO YOU EVEN UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE FOR YOU? OH, WAIT, NOPE! THE WORLD JUST REVOLVES AROUND YOU, I FORGOT.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE WRITING YOU RIGHT NOW. I'M ONLY HERE BECAUSE PRINCE JOHN WANTED ME TO TRY AND ASK YOU TO COME BACK. I KNOW FULL WELL THAT IT'S PRETTY MUCH USELESS, BUT MAYBE IF YOU KNOW IF IT COMES FROM HIM IT'LL HELP.
HE'S BEING GENUINE. HE REALLY WANTS YOU TO COME BACK! YOUR SENTENCE WILL BE SHORTER AND, YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY WON'T NEED TO FIGHT TO FEED YOURSELF ON A DAILY BASIS!
GOD
I DON'T KNOW WHY I EVEN BOTHER. WHO KNOWS IF YOU'RE EVEN GOING TO WRITE ME BACK? FUCK, I BET THAT YOU'RE DEAD RIGHT NOW! THEN ALL OF THIS WILL BE MOOT AND IT'LL BE MORE OF A WASTE OF MY TIME THAN IT STARTED AS.
UGH.
GO TO HELL, STRIDER.
-VANTAS
Sorry for being late! I know there isn't a set update schedule, but I prefer to have weekly updates. As you can see, I threw that out the window by the third chapter. Thanks for reading, and leave a review if you like what you see! Thanks guys!
-Sapph