Hi, everyone! Today is another long-ish chapter. Most of the chapters from here would be around this length.

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Here it is:

August 25, 170 A.E.

Entry#7

We got letters from our parents!

Today Msr. Aster went to the post office on their way back from work and got two letters: one from my parents and one from Toriel's mother. Here. I will attach my letter to this journal:

My Dearest Asgore,

It has only been a few days, but we already miss you, my child. I certainly hope you are enjoying yourself in Aiphuoxbone. Your mother and I know that this must be a new and strange experience for you, but you will learn a lot from it. Don't worry. Toriel is with you and the Gaster family has a child close to your age. You might have already become friends.

Your mother has asked me to add that even though the curriculum in Aiphuoxbone is different from what you're used to, you will be expected to keep up with your classes. If you are having trouble keeping up in school, feel free to ask a teacher or another adult for help. You must try your best. You are a prince, after all.

We heard that the weather is frightfully chilly in Aiphuoxbone. Do remember to wear extra layers once the hail season is over. Skeletons don't feel the cold as much as we boss monsters do so the Gaster family might forget to remind you. If you see Toriel outside without a sufficient amount of clothing, tell her to go inside and get warm. We don't want either of you to be sick.

The war effort is going very well. We've sent messengers around all the major monster towns and villages. We should be able to get a sufficiently-sized army in two month's time. Don't worry though, Azzy. We shouldn't need to fight a lot. Your mother and I are confident that a few diplomatic trips will get the humans to call off the war. You and Toriel will be back with us before you know it.

Tomorrow I'll be off to the fish village of Flenin to oversee the training of the soldiers. Toriel's mother will be coming with me. Your mother will be writing the next few letters. I don't think I'll be gone long, though. The soldiers in Flenin have always been very capable.

You may be wondering why your mother isn't coming to Flenin with me. We have very exciting news for you. You're going to be a big brother, Azzy! Your mother will stay and rule from the capital until the baby is born. Mr. Gaban approached us the day you left and told us that your mother was pregnant. We didn't tell you while you were in town because we wanted to confirm it. Nevertheless, it's very exciting. We're sure that you'll be the best big brother you can be.

Not much has happened in the capital since you've left. After the attack on the Froggit village, more boss monsters have joined the army. Again, I don't expect us to fight much. Paz has been a friend to the monsters for decades. She will listen to reason. I expect the war to end very soon.

We miss you so much at home, Asgore. We can hardly wait until the war is over and you and Toriel can come home. If it's possible, we'll get you and Toriel to come home for the Angels' Festival in two months. (Maybe the war will even be over by then.) But maybe you don't want to come home for that. I heard Aiphuoxbone has its own ways of celebration that you might want to see.

I hope you have a wonderful time in Aiphuoxbone, and I can't wait until I see you again.

Love,

Father

I am thinking of getting Wingdin to tutor me on the things they learned in school. I wonder what a public school is like. I have always been taught privately by a tutor. There is a public school in my town, but I am a prince, so I need to learn different things. The biggest class I've ever been in consisted of me, Toriel, and my tutor.

I do not think the war will be over as soon as Father says, though. I heard Msr. Aster and Mr. Gaban talking about the war this afternoon. Msr. Aster got a request to join the army as a healer.

"Don't do this, Honey," Mr. Gaban was saying, "The kids need both their parents."

"They probably need me, though," Msr. Aster said, "You remember the stuff the adults used to say to us back when we were kids, right? It's a war, and people get hurt. They need healers like me."

"They should have sent for me too," Mr. Gaban said, "If you're going to war, I don't want you to go alone."

Msr. Aster smiled. "Nah. They know that we already have two kids and that we're taking care of two more. Leaving four kids alone in an unsupervised house is a bad idea and we don't want to give the neighbors too much trouble. They need you to take care of them. It's what you do best."

"I still don't think you should go," said Mr. Gaban, "It's a war against humans. They're dangerous and won't listen to reason. This war will go on for a long time. I don't want the kids to grow up without their parent."

"If I go, I'll come back during the holidays, and I'll write a letter whenever I get the chance," Msr. Aster said.

"So are you going to go?" Mr. Gaban asked.

"I might," Msr. Aster replied, "I'll think about it."

Wingdin and Cortisia would be so upset if Msr. Aster went out to take part in the war. Father said the war would not last long, but Wingdin's parents seem to think it will.

The war would not last too long, though. Father was right. Paz will listen to reason.

Won't she?

~Asgore

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